New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) REGULATION 2014 - REG 100

100 Prevention of physical contact with inmates

(1) Visits to inmates may be either contact visits, in which the inmate and the visitor are permitted physical contact with each other, or non-contact visits, in which the visit takes place in an environment in which physical contact is prevented.

(2) The governor of a correctional centre may direct that a visit is to be, or is to continue as, a non-contact visit if of the opinion that the visitor is likely--

(a) to introduce into the centre prohibited goods or any other property that an inmate is not authorised by this Regulation to possess, or

(b) to act in a threatening, offensive, indecent, obscene, abusive or improper way.

(3) A direction under this clause has effect for the period specified by the direction or, if a period is not specified, from the time it is given until it is revoked by a further direction.

(4) Despite subclauses (1)-(3), a visit to a Category AA male inmate, Category 5 female inmate or an extreme high risk restricted inmate may not be a contact visit unless the Commissioner so approves.