Corrective Services Regulation 2017
sec.3Accommodation
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sec.3 Accommodation
An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander prisoner is to be accommodated in a corrective services facility as close as practicable to the prisoner’s family unless the chief executive is satisfied the prisoner does not want to be accommodated near the prisoner’s family. For an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander prisoner, the concept of family may be wider than is ordinarily understood because of the prisoner’s cultural background. In deciding what is practicable, the chief executive must consider all relevant factors, including, for example— whether the prisoner’s accommodation in the corrective services facility closest to the prisoner’s family would pose an unacceptable risk to the safety of persons, including the prisoner, in the facility; and the prisoner’s security classification; and any orders to which the prisoner is subject. An Aboriginal prisoner who is subject to a maximum security order can not be accommodated in the corrective services facility closest to the prisoner’s family unless the corrective services facility contains a maximum security unit. (sec.3-ssec.1) An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander prisoner is to be accommodated in a corrective services facility as close as practicable to the prisoner’s family unless the chief executive is satisfied the prisoner does not want to be accommodated near the prisoner’s family. For an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander prisoner, the concept of family may be wider than is ordinarily understood because of the prisoner’s cultural background. (sec.3-ssec.2) In deciding what is practicable, the chief executive must consider all relevant factors, including, for example— whether the prisoner’s accommodation in the corrective services facility closest to the prisoner’s family would pose an unacceptable risk to the safety of persons, including the prisoner, in the facility; and the prisoner’s security classification; and any orders to which the prisoner is subject. An Aboriginal prisoner who is subject to a maximum security order can not be accommodated in the corrective services facility closest to the prisoner’s family unless the corrective services facility contains a maximum security unit.
- (a) whether the prisoner’s accommodation in the corrective services facility closest to the prisoner’s family would pose an unacceptable risk to the safety of persons, including the prisoner, in the facility; and
- (b) the prisoner’s security classification; and
- (c) any orders to which the prisoner is subject. Example— An Aboriginal prisoner who is subject to a maximum security order can not be accommodated in the corrective services facility closest to the prisoner’s family unless the corrective services facility contains a maximum security unit.