South Australian Consolidated Regulations

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 9

9—Prohibited items (sections 33, 33A and 51)

For the purposes of sections 33(3)(f), 33A(4) and (5), and 51(1)(b), of the Act, the following items are prohibited items:

            (a)         a substance that is—

                  (i)         a prescription drug; or

                  (ii)         a controlled drug,

under the Controlled Substances Act 1984 ;

            (ab)         a syringe or needle;

            (ac)         a device capable of being used for the administration of a controlled drug by means of the drawing of smoke or fumes (resulting from the heating or burning of the drug or substance), including a device known as a bong;

            (b)         any—

                  (i)         flammable, corrosive or toxic substance that is a dangerous substance under the Dangerous Substances Act 1979 ; or

                  (ii)         liquor; or

                  (iii)         paint; or

                  (iv)         oil; or

                  (v)         acid or alkali; or

                  (vi)         glue; or

                  (vii)         herbicide, fungicide or insecticide;

            (c)         any pressurised spray canister;

            (d)         any explosive, explosive device or incendiary device, or any substance or device that can be used in the manufacture of an explosive or incendiary device;

            (e)         any pistol, revolver, rifle, machine gun, shot gun or any other kind of gun or weapon;

            (f)         any device or instrument designed or commonly used, or that has been or is capable of being adapted or modified, for the purpose of—

                  (i)         inflicting any kind of bodily injury or harm to a person; or

                  (ii)         assisting a prisoner to escape from a correctional institution;

            (g)         any book, diagram, plan or other document, or audio or video recording, or any other material of any kind, that instructs, teaches or otherwise guides a person—

                  (i)         how to make any item referred to in the preceding paragraphs; or

                  (ii)         about a method of escaping from a correctional institution or causing an insurrection, riot or other disturbance at a correctional institution;

            (h)         a film classified RC, X 18+ or R 18+, or a computer game classified RC, under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 ;

                  (i)         any pornographic material;

            (j)         a camera or other device capable of capturing or recording images (whether digitally or on film or tape);

            (k)         a mobile telephone, mobile telephone accessory or other device that may be used to make or receive a telephone call other than an authorised telephone call;

            (l)         a 2-way radio (also known as a walkie talkie);

            (m)         any device that includes a modem or other device enabling it to transmit or receive data to or from a network of computers;

            (n)         any unauthorised data storage device.

An "unauthorised data storage device" means a data storage device that has not been specifically authorised by the manager, but does not include a data storage device of a kind referred to in a preceding paragraph or a data storage device containing only a film or computer game classified G under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 .