Version No. 004
Corrections Regulations 2019
S.R. No. 27/2019
Version incorporating amendments as at
18 November 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Objectives
2Authorising provisions
3Commencement
4Revocations
5Definitions
Part 2—Officers
6Conduct of officers
7Prescribed class of persons
8Powers and functions of Governor and Regional Manager
Part 3—Management and security
Division 1—Management and security of prisons
9Non-lethal firearms
10Unauthorised removal of firearms and ammunition
11Approved dogs
12Use of dogs
13Instruments of restraint
14Use of instrument of restraint in prisons
15Use of instrument of restraint for lengthy period
16Notification to Governor about use of instrument of restraint
17Suspected dangerous parcels may be disposed of
18Certain confidential parcels may be inspected
19When other parcels may be stopped and inspected
20Prisoners' letters—prescribed persons and bodies
21Register of parcels
22Restrictions of communications during emergency
23Absence to attend court or a hearing
24Wearing of non-prison clothing
Division 2—Classification of prisoners
25Classification system
26Classification of prisoners
27Sentence management panels
28Case management review committees
29Secretary may make rules
30Determination of classification
31Determination of placement
Division 3—Other matters
32Order to separate a prisoner from other prisoners
33Prisoner privileges
34Placement of prisoner's child
35Decision of Secretary in relation to placement of prisoner's child
36Review of placement of prisoner's child
37Record of prisoner's child living in prison
38Restrictions on children
39Conditions of custodial community permit
40Offence to smoke at a prison
41Prescribed persons allowed to operate remotely piloted aircraft or helicopter
Part 4—Prisoner's money
42Definitions
43Remuneration
44Dismissal from work in a prison industry
45Prisoner trust account
46Secretary may approve expenditure of interest on money in prisoner trust account for victims' assistance
47Regulation of prisoner's money
48Expenditure of prisoner's money
49Prisoner savings
50Agreement between prisoner and Secretary in relation to art and other things made or produced by the prisoner
51Agreement to undertake paid employment outside prison
52Terms and conditions of agreement to undertake paid employment outside a prison
53Restriction on paid employment outside a prison
54Earnings from paid employment outside a prison to be paid into prisoner trust account
55Secretary must allocate earnings from paid employment outside a prison to assist victims of crime or family members
Part 5—Prisoner's property
56Bringing property into a prison
57Entry of property
58Storage of prisoner's property
59Dealing with prisoner's property
60Transfer of prisoner's property
61Disposal of prisoner's property
62Giving or selling of prisoner's property
63Deceased prisoner's property
Part 6—Prison discipline
64Definition
65Prison offences
66Investigation of prison offence
67Conduct of disciplinary hearing
68Prisoner must be given details of the charge and procedure of the disciplinary hearing
69Preliminary steps if prisoner is present at the disciplinary hearing
70Procedure if prisoner pleads not guilty
71Procedure if prisoner pleads guilty
72Procedure if prisoner refuses or fails to attend the disciplinary hearing
73Dismissal of charge
74Steps to be taken once Governor has made a decision at the disciplinary hearing
Part 7—Access to prisoners
75Visits by lawyers to prisoners in prison
76Communication with prisoners brought before a court or tribunal
77Visits by police
78Visit by an independent prison visitor
79Contact visiting programmes and residential visiting programmes
80Communication with prisoners…