100Prevention of physical contact with inmates

#### 100 Prevention of physical contact with inmates 100 Prevention of physical contact with inmates > > (1) Visits to inmates may be either contact visits, in which the inmate and the visitor are permitted physical contact with each other, or non-contact visits, in which the visit takes place in an environment in which physical contact is prevented. > > > (2) The governor of a correctional centre may direct that a visit is to be, or is to continue as, a non-contact visit if of the opinion that the visitor is likely— > > > > > (a) to introduce into the centre prohibited goods or any other property that an inmate is not authorised by this Regulation to possess, or > > > > > (b) to act in a threatening, offensive, indecent, obscene, abusive or improper way. > > > (3) A direction under this clause has effect for the period specified by the direction or, if a period is not specified, from the time it is given until it is revoked by a further direction. > > > (4) Despite subclauses (1)–(3), a visit to a Category AA male inmate, Category 5 female inmate or an extreme high risk restricted inmate may not be a contact visit unless the Commissioner so approves.