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) 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) .

(4)  A person arrested under subsection (3) 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] [Section 24 Subsection (5) amended by No. 37 of 2013, s. 10, Applied:01 May 2014] 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.