Prisons Act 1933 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Discipline and Prison Offences
60. Offences governing prison supplies
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A prison officer, medical officer, member or employee of the Corporation or any other person working in a prison must not —
prison officer
“prison officer” means any prison officer appointed under section 20 and includes the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and any Superintendent;
sell, supply or receive, directly or indirectly, any benefit or advantage from the sale or supply of any article to or for the use of any prisoner or for the use of any prison;
directly or indirectly have any interest in any contract or agreement for the sale or supply of any article mentioned in paragraph (a); or
directly or indirectly have any pecuniary interest in the purchase of any prison supplies, or receive any discount, gift or other consideration from contractors for or sellers of such supplies, or have any pecuniary dealing with prisoners or with their friends with regard to them.
A prison officer, medical officer, member or employee of the Corporation or any other person working in a prison must not hold any communication with any person on behalf of any prisoner unless authorised by the Commissioner, any Deputy Commissioner or the Superintendent.
prison
“prison” means any house, building, enclosure or place, or any part thereof, declared to be a prison or reformative training centre under section 3, and includes the grounds and buildings within the prison enclosure and also the airing grounds or other grounds or buildings belonging or attached thereto and used by prisoners;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $6,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.