Asking for a permit to leave prison

Summary: Applying to leave your prison temporarily so you can do things like to go to a funeral or a private medical appointment.

There are some reasons you can leave prison temporarily. Some examples are to:

• Go to a medical appointment
• Go to a funeral
• Participate in a program
• Work
• Visit family

If you want to get temporary leave from prison, you will need to apply for a:

• Custodial Community Permit (to stay within Victoria); or
• Custodial Interstate Community Permit (to go interstate).

What is a Custodial Community Permit (CCP)?

CCPs allow people to leave prison temporarily to go somewhere in Victoria for certain reasons. The laws about CCPs come from Division 3, Part 8 of the Corrections Act 1986 (Vic) – Temporary Absence from Prison.

There are three types of CCPs:

1. Corrections Administration Permit
2. Rehabilitation and Transition Permit
3. Fine Default Permit

What is a Custodial Interstate Community Permit (CICP)?

CICPs allow people to leave prison temporarily and go to another state for certain reasons. Those reasons are:

• To visit a person you have a long-standing personal relationship with, if that person is seriously ill or in ‘acute personal need’
• To attend a funeral of a person you have a long-standing personal relationship with
• For other compassionate purposes (including for an Aboriginal person in prison to attend occasions that have special significance to their family)

The laws about CICPs come from Part 8A of the Corrections Act 1986 (Vic) – Interstate Leave of Absence for Prisoners.

For more information on CCPs and CICPs, use these links on the left side of this page:

• Custodial Community Permits (within Victoria)
• Conditions of all CCPs
• Breach of a CCP
• Revocation of a CCP
• Custodial Interstate Community Permits
• What can I do if my application for a permit is refused?