New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which amend the Corrections Regulations 2005, come into force on 1 December 2008. The amendments made by these regulations include—
increasing the upper age limit, from 6 months to 9 months, during which babies are allowed to remain with their mothers, or to visit their mothers daily, in prison:
allowing eligible prisoners to be temporarily removed or temporarily released from prison to accompany seriously ill members of their families to medical treatment, and to support them at the treatment:
enabling staff members who are nurses to refer prisoners to health service providers:
requiring the manager of a prison to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances, and consistent with safety and security, that a prisoner has adequate facilities to prepare his or her defence.