42Leave permits

42 Leave permits

(1)  The Director may grant to a prisoner or detainee a leave permit authorising the prisoner or detainee to be absent from a prison for any of the following purposes:

(a) to visit a near relative or a person with whom the prisoner or detainee has had a longstanding relationship if that relative or person is seriously ill or in acute personal need;

(b) to attend the funeral of a near relative or a person with whom the prisoner or detainee has had a longstanding relationship;

(c) to attend interviews and discussions in relation to the prisoner's or detainee's proposed employment;

(d) to attend a place of education or training in connection with a course of education or training;

(e) to perform unpaid community work;

(f) in the case of a prisoner or detainee who is an Aboriginal person, to attend events of special cultural significance to the Aboriginal community;

(g) to take part in a program approved by the Director that is designed to facilitate –

(i) the rehabilitation of the prisoner or detainee; or

(ii) the reintegration of the prisoner or detainee in the community; or

(iii) the preparation of the prisoner or detainee for release; or

(iv) the maintenance of the family ties of the prisoner or detainee;

(h) with the Minister's approval, any other purpose which the Director considers appropriate.

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) and (b) , the question whether a person is a near relative of a prisoner or detainee and has had a longstanding relationship with the prisoner or detainee is to be determined by the Director.

(3)  A leave permit –

(a) is to specify the period during which a prisoner or detainee may be absent from a prison in pursuance of the permit; and

(b) is subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Director considers appropriate and as are specified in the permit.