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Corrections Act 1997
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### 49 Interstate leave permit
> > (1) The Director may issue an interstate leave permit to a prisoner for leave to travel to a participating State –
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> > > > (a) to visit a person with whom the prisoner has had a longstanding relationship if that person is seriously ill or in acute personal need; or
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> > > > (b) to attend the funeral of a person with whom the prisoner had a longstanding relationship; or
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> > > > (c) to undergo medical treatment; or
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> > > > (d) for any purpose that the Director considers to be a compassionate purpose.
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> > (2) For the purposes of [subsection (1)(a)](#GS49@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , the question of whether a person has had a longstanding relationship with a prisoner is to be determined by the Director.