Victorian Numbered Regulations

CORRECTIONS REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 40 OF 2009) - REG 50

r. 50

    (1)     A prisoner must not—

        (a)     assault or threaten another person; or

        (b)     act in a disruptive, abusive, offensive, racist, discriminatory or indecent manner, whether by language or conduct; or

        (c)     engage in gambling; or

        (d)     traffic in unauthorised articles or substances; or

        (e)     have in his or her possession an article or substance, unless the article or substance—

              (i)     has been issued or authorised by an officer, or

              (ii)     has been prescribed by a medical officer, medical practitioner or dentist, or

              (iii)     is permitted under the Act or these Regulations; or

        (f)     take or use alcohol, a drug of dependence or possess an unauthorised substance or article that has not been lawfully issued to the prisoner or take or use alcohol or a drug of dependence lawfully issued in a manner that was not prescribed or authorised; or

        (g)     smoke tobacco or any other substance in an area not approved by the Governor; or

        (h)     misuse telephones to threaten people receiving the calls or to speak to people who are not approved by the Governor; or

              (i)     use communication devices, including radios and mobile telephones, which are not approved by the Governor; or

        (j)     misuse computers or other electronic equipment accessed by installing, using or possessing hardware, programmes, software or other material which are not approved by the Commissioner; or

        (k)     send a letter or parcel if the letter or parcel—

              (i)     is a threat to prison security; or

              (ii)     may be of a threatening nature; or

              (iii)     may be used to further an unlawful activity or purpose; or

              (iv)     contains indecent, abusive, threatening or offensive written or pictorial material, or material which a victim may regard as distressing or traumatic; or

              (v)     contains an indecent, obscene or offensive article or substance; or

        (l)     receive a letter or parcel where the prisoner knows that the letter or parcel—

              (i)     is a threat to prison security; or

              (ii)     may be of a threatening nature; or

              (iii)     may be used to further an unlawful activity or purpose; or

              (iv)     contains indecent, abusive, threatening or offensive written or pictorial material, or material which a victim may regard as distressing or traumatic; or

              (v)     contains an indecent, obscene, offensive or unauthorised article or substance; or

        (m)     act in a way which is detrimental to or threatens prison property; or

        (n)     without the direction or permission of an officer—

              (i)     be in a place where he or she is not permitted to be; or

              (ii)     leave the place where he or she is required to be; or

        (o)     work in a careless or negligent way; or

        (p)     disobey a lawful order, direction or instruction of an officer; or

        (q)     fail to comply with a direction under section 29A of the Act; or

        (r)     in relation to tests conducted under section 29A of the Act—

              (i)     interfere with a test or sample; or

              (ii)     adulterate or substitute a sample; or

        (s)     give, sell or receive any of a prisoner's property to another prisoner; or

        (t)     damage another prisoner's property; or

        (u)     commit an act or omission that is contrary to the security or safety of the prison or the prisoners; or

              (v)     attempt any of the above.

    (2)     A prisoner contravenes subregulation (1)(q) if he or she has not provided a sample of his or her urine within 3 hours of being directed to do so under section 29A of the Act.