New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) REGULATION 2014 - REG 9

9 Dealing with property surrendered on reception

(1) On receiving property surrendered or delivered in connection with an inmate's reception into a correctional centre, the governor must determine the items of property that may, and may not, be retained at the centre.

(2) Property that the governor determines may be retained at a correctional centre--

(a) may be returned to the inmate for use in the centre unless to do so would, in the governor's opinion, constitute a security or safety risk, or

(b) may be retained by the governor for return to the inmate on the inmate's release from custody.

(3) Property that the governor determines may not be retained at a correctional centre is to be made available for collection by the person nominated by the inmate, and the nominated person is to be notified that the property is available for collection and should be collected within the next 30 days.

(4) If the inmate fails to nominate a person to collect the property, or if the nominated person fails to collect the property within 30 days after being notified of its availability for collection--

(a) the property may be disposed of in the way the governor considers appropriate, and

(b) if the property is sold, the proceeds of sale are to be held to the credit of the inmate.

(5) Despite any other provision of this clause--

(a) any money surrendered by an inmate is to be held to the credit of the inmate, and

(b) any unhygienic or infectious clothing surrendered by an inmate is to be destroyed if the governor is satisfied that its value is less than the cost of getting it cleaned.