Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive may, by written order (interstate leave permit) issued to a prisoner, grant leave to the prisoner to travel to and from, and remain in, a participating State for a stated period of not more than 7 days for a purpose prescribed under a regulation.
(2) The interstate leave permit is subject to the conditions, including conditions about escorting the prisoner, the chief executive states in the permit.
Example—
The chief executive may require a corrective services officer to escort the prisoner while on leave.
(3) The prisoner must comply with the conditions of the interstate leave permit, unless the prisoner has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—6 months imprisonment.