Introduction

Authority for Policy

• Corrections Regulations 2005, Regulations 23-25.

Policy Standards

• Internal prisoner movements are co-ordinated, documented, supervised and managed to ensure prisoner safety and compliance with custodial requirements and re-integrative services.

Performance Standards

1. Prisoners are moved in a safe, secure and efficient manner.
2. Each prison has a documented daily prisoner movement schedule.
3. Prisoner movements are documented, co-ordinated and communicated to those who require the information to complete their job requirements.
4. Completed prisoner movements are checked for compliance with the site’s prisoner movement schedule.
5. The degree of supervision of prisoners during movements reflects the security and classification status of the prisoner.
6. If a prisoner does not arrive at the scheduled location within five minutes of the required time the relevant Officer is to be informed immediately.
7. Each prison has a designated internal prisoner movement co-ordinator.
8. Wherever practicable, the following groups of prisoners are not to be moved together:

• men and women prisoners
• remand and sentenced prisoners
• segregated and non-segregated prisoners
• youths and other (adult) prisoners