Western Australian Current Regulations

PRISONS REGULATIONS 1982 - REG 22

22 .         Restrictions on conduct of prison officers

        (1)         Subject to subregulation (2) a prison officer shall not — 

            (a)         make any comment to any person, either orally or in writing concerning any officer, prison, or prisoner; or

            (b)         use for any purpose information gained by or conveyed to him through his service in the prison service,

                except in connection with the discharge of his duties or with the prior written approval of the superintendent.

        (2)         Nothing in subregulation (1) prevents a prison officer from communicating with a union of which he is a member with respect to any matter which affects him and which is an industrial matter within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 .

        (3)         A prison officer shall not — 

            (a)         apart from his entitlement to pay as a prison officer accept from any prisoner or person any gratuity, fee or reward for or in connection with the performance of his duties; or

            (b)         engage in any trade, profession, business or calling other than that of being a prison officer,

                except with the prior written approval of the chief executive officer.

        (4)         Where a prison officer applies for the approval of the chief executive officer for the purposes of subregulation (3)(b) that approval shall not be withheld unless, in the opinion of the chief executive officer, engagement in the trade, profession, business or calling in respect of which that approval is sought would conflict with the performance of the applicant’s duties.

        (5)         Where approval has been given to a prison officer for the purposes of subregulation (3)(b) and, in the opinion of the chief executive officer, engagement in the trade, profession, business or calling in respect of which that approval was given is conflicting with the performance of the prison officer’s duties, the chief executive officer may by notice in writing served on the prison officer withdraw that approval.

        (6)         An officer shall not engage in or carry out any pecuniary or other transaction with or on behalf of any prisoner, except in connection with the discharge of his duties or with the prior approval of the superintendent.

        [Regulation 22 amended: Gazette 11 Dec 1987 p. 4369; 2 Nov 1999 p. 5475.]