South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts34—Prisoners' rights to have visitors
(1) Subject to this
section, a prisoner (other than a remand prisoner) is, while in a
correctional institution, entitled to be visited by a person, or a number of
persons not exceeding the prescribed number, on one occasion, or such greater
number of occasions as may be prescribed, in each period of two weeks.
(2) Subject to this
section, a remand prisoner is entitled to be visited by a person, or a number
of persons not exceeding the prescribed number, on three occasions, or such
greater number of occasions as may be prescribed, in each week.
(3) The CE may, if of
the opinion that special reasons exist for doing so—
(a)
permit a prisoner to be visited on any further occasion than is provided by or
under this Act; or
(b)
debar a particular person from visiting a prisoner for such period as the CE
thinks fit, or until further order of the CE.
(4) The following
restrictions apply to a visit to a prisoner (including a remand prisoner)
under this section:
(a) a
person may not visit a prisoner unless the person provides such evidence as
the CE thinks appropriate as to the person's identity;
(b) a
person who visits a prisoner may see and speak with the prisoner but is not
permitted to touch the prisoner, unless the visit is part of a contact
visiting program approved by the CE;
(c) a
person who has been released from prison may not, without the approval of the
CE, within a period of 12 months of the person's release from prison,
visit a prisoner;
(d) a
person under the age of 18 years may not, without the approval of the CE,
visit a prisoner if the prisoner has ever been found guilty of a
child sexual offence;
(e) a
person who the CE believes on reasonable grounds is a member of a
criminal organisation, or associates with, or has associated with, a member of
a criminal organisation, may not visit a prisoner without the approval of the
CE.