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Serious Offenders Act 2018
205Exclusion of visitors and termination of visits for safety and security reasons
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205 Exclusion of visitors and termination of visits for safety and security reasons
(1) The officer in charge of a residential treatment facility may by order prohibit a person (other than a Judge of the Supreme Court or the County Court or an independent prison visitor) from visiting the facility if the officer in charge believes on reasonable grounds that the person's entry into the facility might endanger the good order of the facility or the safety and welfare of offenders or staff at the facility or visitors to the facility.
(2) If the officer in charge of a residential treatment facility reasonably suspects that the security of the facility or the safety of a visitor is threatened, the officer may order the visitor to leave the facility immediately.
***independent prison visitor*** means a person appointed under section 35 of the **Corrections Act 1986**.
Division 3—Management of offenders at other places