Prisons Regulations 1982 (WA)

Western Australia

Prisons Act 1981

Western Australia

Prisons Act 1981

Prisons Regulations 1982

These regulations may be cited as the Prisons Regulations 1982 and shall come into operation on the day upon which the Prisons Act 1981 comes into operation.

• (1)

  In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears — 

analyst means a person approved under regulation 27(3);

approved means approved in writing by the chief executive officer;

approved analysis agent in respect of a body sample of a particular type, means an organisation approved from time to time under regulation 28A in respect of that type of sample;

contact visit means a visit to a prisoner where there is no physical barrier between the prisoner and the visitor but physical contact between them is limited, and supervised by a prison officer;

contract worker means a contract worker as defined in section 15A of the Act;

non‑contact visit means a visit to a prisoner where there is a physical barrier between the prisoner and the visitor but they are able to see each other and to communicate verbally;

organisation includes a person and a government department or agency;

supervision by a person of a prisoner does not require the person to be in the physical presence of the prisoner.

• (2)

  In these regulations a reference to —

  • (a)

    a person being “in charge” of a prisoner; or

  • (b)

    a prisoner being “in the charge” of a person,

is a reference to the person being in the physical presence of the prisoner and having reasonable control over him or her.

[Regulation 2 inserted: Gazette 13 Sep 1996 p. 4569; amended: Gazette 2 Nov 1999 p. 5473; 7 Apr 2000 p. 1819; 12 Apr 2001 p. 2098; 3 Apr 2007 p. 1493‑4; 9 May 2008 p. 1845; 10 Jan 2017 p. 186.]

A reference to a prison officer or any other officer in a provision of these regulations that is specified in the Table to this regulation does not include a reference to a contract worker.

Table

[Regulation 2A inserted: Gazette 12 Apr 2001 p. 2099.]

• (1)

  A person is not eligible to be engaged as a prison officer unless he — 

  • (a)

    is in a good condition of physical and mental health;

  • (b)

    satisfies the chief executive officer that he is an Australian citizen, or that he has permanent residence status in Australia;

  • (c)

    is educated to a standard set down by the chief executive officer from time to time;

  • (d)

    meets such other requirements as are laid down by the chief executive officer from time to time;…