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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 –
(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
(b) to attend the funeral of a person with whom the prisoner had a longstanding relationship; or
(c) to undergo medical treatment; or
(d) for any purpose that the Director considers to be a compassionate purpose.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) , the question of whether a person has had a longstanding relationship with a prisoner is to be determined by the Director.