Corrections Regulations 2019 (Vic)

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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…

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