26Local leave permits

#### 26 Local leave permits 26 Local leave permits > > (1) The Commissioner may issue a permit (a local leave permit) allowing an inmate to be absent from a correctional centre— > > > > > (a) on such conditions and for such period as may be specified in the permit, and > > > > > (b) for such purpose as the Commissioner considers appropriate. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1) (b), the purposes for which a local leave permit may be issued include the following— > > > > > (a) enabling an inmate to be interviewed by a police officer, or by an officer of a law enforcement agency, in connection with the commission of an offence in a correctional centre, whether or not the offence was committed or is suspected of having been committed by the inmate, > > > > > (b) enabling an inmate to assist in the administration of justice, > > > > > (c) enabling an inmate to attend a funeral service or burial of a member of the inmate’s immediate or extended family, > > > > > (d) enabling an inmate to be present at an occasion of special significance to the inmate’s immediate or extended family, > > > > > (e) enabling an inmate to visit any member of the inmate’s immediate family who is suffering serious illness or disability, > > > > > (f) enabling an inmate to apply for work or attend an interview with an employer or prospective employer, > > > > > (g) enabling an inmate to attend a place of education or training in connection with any course of education or training, > > > > > (h) enabling an inmate to engage in employment specified in the permit, > > > > > (i) enabling an inmate to have weekend leave, > > > > > (j) enabling an inmate to reside at a transitional centre, > > > > > (k) enabling an inmate to attend tuition or perform work in connection with a course of education or training being undertaken by the inmate, > > > > > (l) in the case of a female inmate who is the mother of a young child or young children, enabling the inmate to serve her sentence with her child or children in an appropriate environment. > > > (3) The conditions to which a local leave permit is subject must include such conditions as are required by the regulations to be included in such a permit. > > > (4) Subject to subsection (3), the Commissioner may, at any time— > > > > > (a) vary or omit any condition of a local leave permit, or > > > > > (b) substitute or add new conditions to a local leave permit, or > > > > > (c) revoke a local leave permit. > > > (5) For the purposes of this section, member of the inmate’s immediate family includes a de facto partner of the inmate. > > > > Note. > > > > “De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015). > > **s 26:** Am 2002 No 73, Sch 1.5 \[1\]; 2002 No 79, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2010 No 19, Sch 3.28 \[1\] \[2\].