CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 175 Mail

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 175

    (1)     The director-general must ensure, as far as practicable, that young detainees can send and receive as much mail as they wish.

    (2)     A young detainee may send mail to, and receive mail from any family member, significant person or other person nominated by the young detainee by written notice given to the director-general.

    (3)     For chapter 8, subsection (2) is taken to provide entitlements for each young detainee in relation to mail.

    (4)     However, the director-general may give directions denying or limiting the sending or receiving of mail by a young detainee if the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     the mail may—

              (i)     undermine security or good order at a detention place; or

              (ii)     revictimise a victim; or

              (iii)     circumvent any process for investigating complaints or reviewing decisions under this Act; or

              (iv)     have the purpose of causing community distress; or

              (v)     cause harm to the young detainee; or

        (b)     the direction is necessary and reasonable to safeguard the best interests of the young detainee.

    (5)     Also, subsections (1) and (2) are subject to—

        (a)     section 201 (Monitoring ordinary mail); and

        (b)     section 202 (Monitoring protected mail); and

        (c)     any operating procedure mentioned in subsection (6).

    (6)     An operating procedure may include provision regulating the following in relation to young detainees' mail:

        (a)     the way mail is sent or received;

        (b)     the provision of writing and other material for sending mail;

        (c)     the storage, and return to the detainee, of mail for which a direction is given under subsection (4).