Earlier this year the Tasmania Prison Service (TPS) moved to Stage 2-Response Mode 1 of its COVID-19 Outbreak Management Plan. As a result of this plan, on-site attendance of professional visitors and services were temporarily ceased.
As part of our COVID-19 Recovery Plan (which directs our transmission back to normal operations) face to face contact visits, including professional visits will recommence as follows:
| Facility | Recommencement date |
| Ron Barwick Prison | 30 May 2022 |
| Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison | 30 May 2022 |
| Hobart and Launceston Reception Prisons | 6 June 2022 |
| Risdon Prison Complex | 6 June 2022 |
This plan however will remain flexible to allow changes necessary in line with Health and Agency advice and wider community implications.
In the interim professional contact will continue to operate via Zoom and phone calls.