Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister,
after having regard to the advice of the Inspector, may for every prison
appoint visitors to be known as independent prison visitors.
(2) A person is not to
be appointed as an independent prison visitor for a prison where prison
services are being provided under a contract if —
(a) the
person has any financial interest in the contract; or
(b) the
person is, or to any extent controls, manages or owns, the contractor or a
subcontractor under the contract.
(3) An independent
prison visitor cannot carry out the duties of a visiting justice.
(4) Appointments under
this section are to be for a term of 2 years, but an independent prison
visitor may resign at any time by notice in writing delivered to the Minister.
(5) In
subsections (2) and (3) —
contract , contractor , prison services ,
subcontractor and visiting justice each has the meaning given to that term in
the Prisons Act 1981 section 3(1).