Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Corrections Regulations 2009 - SECT 5

Definitions

5. Definitions



(1) In these Regulations-

Commissioner means the Commissioner appointed under section 8A of the Act;
drug of dependence has the same meaning as in the
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981; explosive substance has the
same meaning as in section 317 of the Crimes Act 1958; garment search means a
search of any article of clothing worn by a person or in the person's
possession, where the article of clothing is touched or removed from the
person's body; high security, in relation to a prisoner, means classification
of the prisoner as a very high risk to prison security, the community or to
himself or herself or any other person; maximum security, in relation to a
prisoner, means classification of the prisoner as a high risk to prison
security, the community or to himself or herself or any other person; medium
security, in relation to a prisoner, means classification of the prisoner as a
moderate risk to prison security, the community or to himself or herself or
any other person; minimum security, in relation to a prisoner, means
classification of the prisoner as a low risk to prison security, the community
or to himself or herself or any other person; officer, unless otherwise
stated, means a person defined as an officer in section 14 or 85 of the Act;
pat-down search means a search of a person where the person's clothed body is
touched; prisoner trust account means the trust account established by the
Commissioner to hold money on behalf of prisoners;

scanning search means a search of a person, or of the property of a person,
using an electronic or other device, where the person is not touched; strip
search means a search of a person that requires-

   (a)  the person to remove any or all of the person's clothing; and

   (b)  an examination of the person's body and of that clothing-
but does not require the person to be touched by the person or persons
conducting the search. the Act means the Corrections Act 1986; unauthorised
substance or article means an article or substance specified in regulation
33(2).

(2) The powers and functions of a Governor under these Regulations only apply
in respect of the prison, prisoners and officers under that Governor's
management and direction.

(3) The powers and functions of a Regional Manager only apply in respect of
community corrections centres and locations, offenders and officers under that
Regional Manager's management and direction.

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