New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) REGULATION 2014 - REG 47

47 Property to be kept tidy and orderly

(1) An inmate must keep his or her property tidy and orderly and in a way that does not impede a search of the inmate's cell.

Note : Failure by an inmate to comply with this subclause is a correctional centre offence.

(2) The quantity of property that an inmate keeps in his or her cell is not to exceed the quantity the governor may determine and, if it does, the governor may confiscate as much of the property as is necessary to reduce the excess.

(3) Anything confiscated under this clause--

(a) is to be dealt with as if it had been surrendered on reception into a correctional centre, or

(b) is to be disposed of by the governor in a way that is reasonable in the circumstances, having regard to its nature.