Corrective Services Regulation 2017
sec.24Visit by elder, respected person or spiritual healer
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sec.24 Visit by elder, respected person or spiritual healer
An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander elder, respected person or indigenous spiritual healer appointed for a corrective services facility must be allowed to visit a prisoner at the facility if the elder, respected person or spiritual healer is culturally or spiritually relevant to the prisoner. The elder, respected person or spiritual healer must be allowed to visit the prisoner out of the hearing, but not out of the sight, of a corrective services officer. (sec.24-ssec.1) An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander elder, respected person or indigenous spiritual healer appointed for a corrective services facility must be allowed to visit a prisoner at the facility if the elder, respected person or spiritual healer is culturally or spiritually relevant to the prisoner. (sec.24-ssec.2) The elder, respected person or spiritual healer must be allowed to visit the prisoner out of the hearing, but not out of the sight, of a corrective services officer.