Corrective Services Act 2006

Without limiting the chief executive’s power to determine terms and conditions for personal calls by prisoners in corrective services facilities, the terms and conditions may govern the following matters—

when personal calls may be made by prisoners;

how personal calls, which may include calls by audio-visual means, may be made by prisoners;

the length and frequency of personal calls that may be made by prisoners.

The terms and conditions may differentiate between prisoners according to—

the security classification, including risk sub-category, of the prisoners; or

the special needs of prisoners; or

another factor prescribed by regulation for this section.

The terms and conditions are to be set out in administrative procedures under section 265.

More restrictive terms and conditions may be applied to a prisoner if the chief executive reasonably believes the prisoner is likely to use personal calls to engage in prohibited prisoner communication.

For subsection (4), the chief executive may have regard to the following—

whether a domestic violence order or notice is, or has ever been, in force against the prisoner;

the terms of a domestic violence order or notice or other court order in force against the prisoner;

information from a law enforcement agency;

the record of the prisoner relating to prohibited prisoner communication and the making of personal calls in contravention of applicable terms and conditions;

the nature and seriousness of the prisoner’s criminal history or history of breaching domestic violence orders or notices or other court orders;

any other factor the chief executive considers relevant.

The terms and conditions must not limit a prisoner to fewer than 7 personal calls in any 7 day period.