Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Compassionate leave may be granted to enable a prisoner—
(a) to visit a relative who is seriously ill; or
(b) to attend a relative's funeral; or
(c) for a female prisoner who is the mother of a young child—to establish the child with a replacement primary care giver; or
(d) for a prisoner who, before being imprisoned, was the primary care giver of a child—to maintain the relationship with the child.
(2) The prisoner must prove the need for the leave to the chief executive's satisfaction.
(3) When considering whether to grant compassionate leave to a prisoner, the chief executive must take into account the prisoner's culturally specific needs.