CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 201 Monitoring ordinary mail
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 201
Monitoring ordinary mail(1) The director-general may open and search a young detainee's mail, other than protected mail.
(2) The director-general may read a young detainee's ordinary mail only if the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that the mail—
(a) may undermine security or good order at a detention place; or
(b) may revictimise a victim; or
(c) may circumvent any process for investigating complaints or reviewing decisions under this Act; or
(d) may not be in the best interests of the young detainee.
(3) However, the director-general may make a youth detention policy or operating procedure in relation to reading a random selection of young detainees' ordinary mail.
(4) In this section:
"ordinary mail" means mail other than protected mail.
"protected mail" means mail between a young detainee and any of the following:
(a) a lawyer representing the young detainee;
(b) an official visitor;
(c) the inspector of correctional services;
(d) a commissioner exercising functions under the Human Rights Commission Act 2005
;
(e) the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner;
(f) the ombudsman;
(g) the integrity commissioner;
(h) a person prescribed by regulation.
"search" includes search—
(a) with any device using electronic or other technology; and
(b) by physical means; and
(c) with the assistance of a search dog.