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  4. What happens when you break a prison rule? (Disciplinary process)
  5. Diagram of the disciplinary process
Updated on 18 July 2024

Prison rules, classification and separation

  • Prison rules
    • Prison offences
  • What happens when you break a prison rule? (Disciplinary process)
    • Step 1: Investigation by a disciplinary officer
    • Step 2: The disciplinary officer makes a decision
    • Step 3: If you are charged with a prison offence – referral to a hearing officer
    • Step 4: Disciplinary hearing
    • What happens if you plead guilty
    • What happens if you plead not guilty
    • Step 5: The hearing officer makes a decision
    • Step 6: What can I do if I’m not happy with the hearing officer’s decision?
    • Diagram of the disciplinary process
    • Prison privileges
  • Security classifications/ratings
    • What do Corrections Victoria have to consider when deciding my classification?
    • Applying to change my classification
    • What can I do if I’m not happy with a decision about my classification?
  • Separation
    • What laws must be followed for separation?
    • When can I be separated?
    • Mandela Rules on solitary confinement
    • How long can I be separated for?
    • What are my rights during separation?
    • What can I do if I’ve been unfairly separated?

Diagram of the disciplinary process

What happens when you break a prison rule? (Disciplinary process) - Previous Step 6: What can I do if I’m not happy with the hearing officer’s decision? Next - What happens when you break a prison rule? (Disciplinary process) Prison privileges

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