VPRS 10136 Register of Charges Heard Before the Governor

The framework for the Governor of a prison to hear charges is set up by section 51 of the Corrections Act 1986. Section 51 allows the Governor several options regarding charges against prisoners. The Governor may refer the charge back to the Chief Prison Officer for action, hear the charge, refer the charge to the police (this occurs if the charge is serious) or request that another governor hear the charge if they believe that they may have an interest which would prejudice a fair hearing.These records contain the date of hearing, name of prisoner, name of reporting officer, details of offence including the relevant regulation number breached and the result of the charge.It should be noted that each division within Pentridge had its own Governor, who would maintain their own separate sequence of these records.Prior to 1986 the Governor may also refer the charge to the Visiting Justice. See VPRS 11766.

1986年《矫正法》（Corrections Act 1986）第51条确立了监狱长审理刑事指控的程序框架。该条款赋予监狱长针对在押人员指控的多项处理权限：监狱长可将指控退回首席监狱官以采取后续行动、直接审理该指控、将指控移交警方（此流程适用于严重指控情形），或若其认为自身存在可能妨碍公正审理的利害关系时，请求由其他监狱长审理该指控。
本数据集涵盖的记录包含审理日期、在押人员姓名、呈报官员姓名、犯罪细节（包括被违反的相关监管条例编号）以及指控处理结果。
需注意的是，潘德里奇监狱（Pentridge）各分区均设有专属监狱长，各自留存独立的该类档案序列。
1986年之前，监狱长还可将指控移交至巡视法官（Visiting Justice）处理。详见VPRS 11766。