s 166
In forceChildren
Chapter 4Corrective services facilities
Part 2Visiting corrective services facilities
Division 3Further provisions about particular visitors
166 Children
(1)
A child, whether accompanied or unaccompanied by an adult, may visit a prisoner if the chief executive considers it is in the child’s best interests, even if the child was the complainant in the offence leading to the prisoner’s imprisonment.
(2)
The child need not be related to the prisoner but must be a personal visitor of the prisoner.
(3)
In deciding whether it is in the best interests of a child in care to visit a prisoner, the chief executive must consult with the child protection chief executive.
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