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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.73Compassionate leave
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### sec.73 Compassionate leave
Compassionate leave may be granted to enable a prisoner—
to visit a relative who is seriously ill; or
to attend a relative’s funeral; or
for a female prisoner who is the mother of a young child—to establish the child with a replacement primary care giver; or
for a prisoner who, before being imprisoned, was the primary care giver of a child—to maintain the relationship with the child; or
for a prisoner who is a child’s parent or kin but, before being imprisoned, was not the primary care giver of the child—to establish a relationship, or maintain the relationship, with the child.
The prisoner must prove the need for the leave to the chief executive’s satisfaction.
When considering whether to grant compassionate leave to a prisoner, the chief executive must take into account the prisoner’s culturally specific needs.
In this section—
kin , in relation to a child, see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 .
s 73 amd 2020 No. 23 s 12
(sec.73-ssec.1) Compassionate leave may be granted to enable a prisoner— to visit a relative who is seriously ill; or to attend a relative’s funeral; or for a female prisoner who is the mother of a young child—to establish the child with a replacement primary care giver; or for a prisoner who, before being imprisoned, was the primary care giver of a child—to maintain the relationship with the child; or for a prisoner who is a child’s parent or kin but, before being imprisoned, was not the primary care giver of the child—to establish a relationship, or maintain the relationship, with the child.
(sec.73-ssec.2) The prisoner must prove the need for the leave to the chief executive’s satisfaction.
(sec.73-ssec.3) When considering whether to grant compassionate leave to a prisoner, the chief executive must take into account the prisoner’s culturally specific needs.
(sec.73-ssec.4) In this section— kin , in relation to a child, see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 .
- (a) to visit a relative who is seriously ill; or
- (b) to attend a relative’s funeral; or
- (c) for a female prisoner who is the mother of a young child—to establish the child with a replacement primary care giver; or
- (d) for a prisoner who, before being imprisoned, was the primary care giver of a child—to maintain the relationship with the child; or
- (e) for a prisoner who is a child’s parent or kin but, before being imprisoned, was not the primary care giver of the child—to establish a relationship, or maintain the relationship, with the child.