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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Establishment and operation of prisons - Other duties in relation to prisoners

81C: Accommodation and feeding of children placed with their mothers

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"Mums in prison can have their babies with them if they're under 24 months old"

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If you are a mum in prison, the person in charge must make sure there are good facilities for your baby to stay with you, if your baby is under 24 months old. The facilities should help your baby develop and grow. You should be able to feed your baby, whether you are breastfeeding or using another method, and have enough time to do so.

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Part 2Corrections system
Establishment and operation of prisons: Other duties in relation to prisoners

81CAccommodation and feeding of children placed with their mothers

  1. The chief executive must ensure that, to the extent practicable within the resources available, every prison in which female prisoners are imprisoned provides appropriate facilities for the accommodation of children under the age of 24 months, and that those facilities support the development needs of those children.

  2. The chief executive must ensure that every child who is placed with his or her mother in prison is,—

  3. if the child is breastfed, provided sufficient opportunity to be breastfed; and
    1. if the child is fed by other means, provided sufficient opportunity to be fed.

      Notes
      • Section 81C: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Corrections (Mothers with Babies) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 88).