24Prohibition against bringing unauthorised articles and things into prisons

### 24 Prohibition against bringing unauthorised articles and things into prisons > > (1)  A person who brings into a prison an article or thing that the Director has not authorised to be brought into the prison is guilty of an offence. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months. > > > (2)  A correctional officer who finds a person contravening [subsection (1)](#GS24@Gs1@EN) may detain that person pending the arrival of a police officer. > > > (3)  A police officer may arrest without warrant a person who the police officer reasonably believes has contravened [subsection (1)](#GS24@Gs1@EN) . > > > (4)  A person arrested under [subsection (3)](#GS24@Gs3@EN) is to be brought before a court as soon as practicable. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 24 Subsection (5) amended by No. 37 of 2013, s. 10, Applied:01 May 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-05-01/act-2013-037#GS10@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 24 Subsection (5) amended by No. 37 of 2013, s. 10, Applied:01 May 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-05-01/act-2013-037#GS10@Hpa@EN) In addition to any other penalty that may be imposed on a correctional officer or a State Service corrections employee, a correctional officer or a State Service corrections employee who is convicted of an offence against this section forfeits office.