Leaving things for prisoner
177 Leaving things for prisoner
A person commits an offence if:
the person leaves a thing at a place; and
the place:
is at a custodial correctional facility; or
is in the vicinity of a custodial correctional facility; and
(c) the person does so with the intention that the thing may come into the possession of a prisoner; and
(d) the person does not have the consent of the General Manager to leave the thing.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(b)(i).
Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the person is a priority visitor and the thing is a protected item; or
(b) the person is the prisoner's legal practitioner and the thing is a legal item.
(4) For subsection (1), it is immaterial whether the thing in fact comes into the possession of a prisoner.
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