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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.166Children
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### sec.166 Children
A child, whether accompanied or unaccompanied by an adult, may visit a prisoner if the chief executive considers it is in the child’s best interests, even if the child was the complainant in the offence leading to the prisoner’s imprisonment.
The child need not be related to the prisoner but must be a personal visitor of the prisoner.
In deciding whether it is in the best interests of a child in care to visit a prisoner, the chief executive must consult with the child protection chief executive.
(sec.166-ssec.1) A child, whether accompanied or unaccompanied by an adult, may visit a prisoner if the chief executive considers it is in the child’s best interests, even if the child was the complainant in the offence leading to the prisoner’s imprisonment.
(sec.166-ssec.2) The child need not be related to the prisoner but must be a personal visitor of the prisoner.
(sec.166-ssec.3) In deciding whether it is in the best interests of a child in care to visit a prisoner, the chief executive must consult with the child protection chief executive.