Western Australian Current Regulations

PRISONS REGULATIONS 1982 - REG 54F

54F .         Eligibility for absence permit

        (1)         A prisoner is not eligible to receive an absence permit except in accordance with this regulation.

        (2)         Every prisoner is eligible to receive an absence permit for a purpose or in circumstances mentioned in regulation 54D(j), (k) or (l).

        (3)         A prisoner who has been given a minimum security rating by the chief executive officer is eligible to receive an absence permit for a purpose or in circumstances mentioned in regulation 54D(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i).

        (4)         A prisoner sentenced to a life term or indefinite imprisonment is eligible to receive an absence permit for a purpose or in circumstances mentioned in regulation 54D(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) if that purpose is, or those circumstances are, part of a re‑socialisation programme approved under the Sentence Administration Act 2003 section 13.

        [Regulation 54F inserted: Gazette 3 Apr 2007 p. 1498.]