Australian Capital Territory
Corrections Management (Prohibited Things) Declaration 2012
Notifiable instrument NI2012-500
made under the  
Corrections Management Act 2007, section 81 (Prohibited things)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Corrections Management (Prohibited Things) Declaration 2012.
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after its notification.
3	Declaration
Pursuant to section 81 of the Corrections Management Act 2007, I declare that each item listed in Schedule 1 of this instrument to be a prohibited thing.  

Bernadette Mitcherson
Executive Director
ACT Corrective Services
18 September 2012

SCHEDULE 1

PROHIBITED THINGS

•	Mobile phones and accessories, including but not limited to SIM cards, batteries, chargers and earpieces; 
•	computers;
•	USB/ Flash drives; 
•	portable TV/ DVD players;
•	intoxicating liquor (commercial or homemade);
•	non-prescription drugs and other illegal substances;
•	implements used for administering drugs and illegal substances – including but not limited to hypodermic equipment, cones, bongs or any drug paraphernalia;  
•	prescription drugs other than those authorised by medical staff; 
•	any implement designed as or able to be used as a weapon or to assist in aiding an escape;
•	firearms, ammunition, knives, any cutting blade, and replicas of the aforementioned; 
•	tattoo guns (commercial or homemade);
•	property belonging to another person; 
•	cigarette lighters;
•	aerosol spray canisters;
•	compact discs (CDs) or digital versatile disks (DVDs);
•	recording devices of any format (including MP3 Players);
•	cameras and/or video recording equipment; 
•	currency;
•	cooking equipment;
•	explosives or explosive devices (commercial or homemade);
•	scissors;
•	paint;
•	oil; 
•	acid;
•	glue;
•	herbicide/fungicide/insecticide;
•	keys (commercial manufacture or homemade), except cell/room privacy key; 
•	Vegemite;
•	tools and cutting implements of any kind; and 
•	offensive material;
•	any other item deemed inappropriate by the Superintendent. 
	
Pursuant to sections 82(2) and 145(2) of the Corrections Management Act 2007, approval for a person/s to possess certain prohibited things in a correctional centre may be authorised by ACT Corrective Services Executive Director and/or Superintendent. 

Current approvals are defined, but not limited to, those specified in the Possession of Prohibited Things Policy.