Visiting the prisoner in Gaol Arrangements for this vary from country to country. Relatives should make arrangements to visit the prisoner before starting off on a long journey. The Consular Operations Section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra will be able to help in this and in relation to what relatives may take to the prisoner by way of parcels. On return to Australia, a former prisoner may contact the Prisoners Aid Association in the State or Territory in which they reside. The Association provides some assistance in re-establishing life in Australia.
Consular officers are to be found in Australian diplomatic and consular posts abroad.
These posts are usually located in capital cities but consular posts exist in some other centres as well. Sometimes the head of an Australian consulate will be an Honorary Consul. Not all countries have an Australian diplomatic or consular post but there is usually an Australian post in the region. You may also find that another country's representatives, such as the British consulate, will help you until an Australian consular official can establish contact with you. The addresses and telephone numbers of Australian embassies, high commissions or consulates can be obtained from local telephone directories, hotels, tourist offices, or the police in the country concerned.