Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The objectives of
this section are —
(a) the
rehabilitation of prisoners and the successful reintegration of prisoners into
the community; and
(b) the
compassionate or humane treatment of prisoners and their families; and
(c) the
facilitation of the provision of medical or health services to prisoners; and
(d) the
furthering of the interests of justice.
(2) Subject to this
section and the regulations, the chief executive officer may give written
permission for a prisoner to be absent from a prison or other facility (an
absence permit ) —
(a) for
a period specified in the absence permit; and
(b) for
a reason described in the absence permit; and
(c)
subject to any conditions or restrictions set out in the absence permit.
(3) An absence permit
may be given —
(a) for
a purpose or in circumstances prescribed in the regulations; or
(b) to
deal with circumstances that are, in the chief executive officer’s
opinion, exceptional,
and not for any other
reason.
(4) One absence permit
may be given in relation to —
(a) more
than one prisoner;
(b) more
than one period of absence.
(5) The chief
executive officer is not to give an absence permit unless the chief executive
officer is satisfied that the absence will facilitate the achievement of one
or more of the objectives of this section.
(6) The chief
executive officer is not to give an absence permit in relation to a prisoner
for the purpose of the prisoner engaging in employment unless the chief
executive officer is satisfied that suitable employment is available.
(7) When considering
—
(a)
whether to give an absence permit; and
(b) the
conditions or restrictions to which an absence permit is to be subject; and
(c)
whether and what arrangements are to be made for the supervision of a prisoner
in relation to whom an absence permit is to be given,
the chief executive
officer must take into account the safety and interests of the public.
[Section 83 inserted: No. 65 of 2006 s. 29.]