New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) REGULATION 2014 - REG 112

112 Opening of letters and parcels generally

(1) The governor of a correctional centre or a nominated officer may open, inspect and read a letter or parcel sent to or by an inmate.

(2) The governor of a correctional centre or a nominated officer may, if a letter or parcel opened, inspected or read under this clause contains prohibited goods, confiscate the letter or parcel and its contents and deal with them in accordance with the directions of the Commissioner.

(3) The inmate is to be informed of the confiscation of any letter, parcel or prohibited goods under subclause (2).

(4) The governor of a correctional centre or a nominated officer may--

(a) copy any written or pictorial matter contained in a letter or parcel sent to an inmate that has been opened, inspected or read under this clause, and

(b) deal with the original written or pictorial matter in accordance with the directions of the Commissioner, and

(c) deliver a copy of the written or pictorial matter to the inmate instead of the original matter.

(4A) Subclause (4B) applies if a nominated officer is of the opinion that the written or pictorial matter contained in a letter or parcel opened, inspected or read under this clause--

(a) contains anything likely to prejudice the good order and security of any correctional centre, or

(b) is threatening, offensive, indecent, obscene or abusive.

(4B) The nominated officer may direct that--

(a) if the letter or parcel has been sent by an inmate--a copy of the written or pictorial matter be made, and

(b) in any case--a copy of the written or pictorial matter be retained.

(5) This clause does not apply to--

(a) any letter or parcel addressed to, or received from, an exempt body or exempt person, or

(b) any letter or parcel to which clause 115 applies.