Corrective Services Regulation 2017
sec.19Prohibited things— Act , s 123
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sec.19 Prohibited things— Act , s 123
For section 123 (1) of the Act , each of the following is a prohibited thing— a weapon, replica of a weapon or other replica under the Weapons Act 1990 ; an explosive or ammunition under the Explosives Act 1999 ; a flammable substance; anything capable of being used to scale a fence, wall, door or gate; grappling hook, ladder, rope anything capable of cutting or spreading metal bars; anything capable of damaging or destroying a fitting or fixture designed to detain prisoners; a key, card, or other device capable of opening a mechanical or electronic lock; soap or another substance containing an impression of a prohibited thing, including, for example, a key; a knife, a saw, scissors or another cutting implement; kitchen utensils or equipment or tools; a spirituous or fermented fluid or substance of an intoxicating nature; a drug or medicine; a syringe or other device capable of administering a drug; cash, a credit card, debit card, cheque or money order or another negotiable instrument; a document containing a person’s credit card or debit card details; a form of identification, including, for example, false identification; a passport, or a document that appears to be a passport anything capable of being used to alter a prisoner’s appearance so that it significantly differs from the prisoner’s appearance described in the record kept under section 10 of the Act ; a tattooing device a communication device; a computer, modem, phone, radio, radio scanner or universal serial bus (commonly known as a ‘usb’) a device capable of enabling a prisoner to access information that could be a risk to the security of a corrective services facility; a computer game classified as an “R 18+” computer game under the Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995 , an objectionable computer game under that Act, or a computer game that, if it were classified under that Act, would be classified as an “R 18+” computer game or an objectionable computer game; a film classified as an “R 18+” film under the Classification of Films Act 1991 , an objectionable film under that Act, or a film that, if it were classified under that Act, would be classified as an “R 18+” film or an objectionable film; a prohibited publication under the Classification of Publications Act 1991 ; anything modified from its usual form to enable something to be concealed in it; anything that poses a risk to the security or good order of a corrective services facility, including, for example, a drawing, plan or photo of the facility; a smoking product under the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 , section 88 ; a smokeless tobacco product under the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 ; a drone; a device for remotely piloting, or otherwise controlling, a drone; any part of a thing mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (zab) . In this section— drone means a device that is— capable of flight; and remotely piloted or able to be programmed to autonomously fly a particular route; and not capable of transporting a person. s 19 amd 2018 SL No. 6 s 4 ; 2023 Act No. 14 s 38 ; 2021 SL No. 111 s 18 (amd 2023 SL No. 82 s 13 ) (sec.19-ssec.1) For section 123 (1) of the Act , each of the following is a prohibited thing— a weapon, replica of a weapon or other replica under the Weapons Act 1990 ; an explosive or ammunition under the Explosives Act 1999 ; a flammable substance; anything capable of being used to scale a fence, wall, door or gate; grappling hook, ladder, rope anything capable of cutting or spreading metal bars; anything capable of damaging or destroying a fitting or fixture designed to detain prisoners; a key, card, or other device capable of opening a mechanical or electronic lock; soap or another substance containing an impression of a prohibited thing, including, for example, a key; a knife, a saw, scissors or another cutting implement; kitchen utensils or equipment or tools; a spirituous or fermented fluid or substance of an intoxicating nature; a drug or medicine; a syringe or other device capable of administering a drug; cash, a credit card, debit card, cheque or money order or another negotiable instrument; a document containing a person’s credit card or debit card details; a form of identification, including, for example, false identification; a passport, or a document that appears to be a passport anything capable of being used to alter a prisoner’s appearance so that it significantly differs from the prisoner’s appearance described in the record kept under section 10 of the Act ; a tattooing device a communication device; a computer, modem, phone, radio, radio scanner or universal serial bus (commonly known as a ‘usb’) a device capable of enabling a prisoner to access information that could be a risk to the security of a corrective services facility; a computer game classified as an “R 18+” computer game under the Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995 , an objectionable computer game under that Act, or a computer game that, if it were classified under that Act, would be classified as an “R 18+” computer game or an objectionable computer game; a film classified as an “R 18+” film under the Classification of Films Act 1991 , an objectionable film under that Act, or a film that, if it were classified under that Act, would be classified as an “R 18+” film or an objectionable film; a prohibited publication under the Classification of Publications Act 1991 ; anything modified from its usual form to enable something to be concealed in it; anything that poses a risk to the security or good order of a corrective services facility, including, for example, a drawing, plan or photo of the facility; a smoking product under the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 , section 88 ; a smokeless tobacco product under the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 ; a drone; a device for remotely piloting, or otherwise controlling, a drone; any part of a thing mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (zab) . (sec.19-ssec.2) In this section— drone means a device that is— capable of flight; and remotely piloted or able to be programmed to autonomously fly a particular route; and not capable of transporting a person.