Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Corrections Act 1986 - SECT 47D

When letters may be stopped and censored

47D. When letters may be stopped and censored









(1) This section applies if the Governor reasonably believes that any letter
to be sent by a prisoner to, or sent to a prisoner by, any person who is not
listed in section 47(1)(m)-

   (a)  is a threat to prison security; or

   (b)  may be of a threatening or harassing nature; or

   (c)  may be being used to further an unlawful activity or purpose; or

   (d)  contains indecent, abusive, threatening or offensive written or
        pictorial matter, or written or pictorial matter that may be regarded
        by a victim as distressing or traumatic, or an indecent, obscene or
        offensive article or substance; or

   (e)  contravenes or would contravene section 47H.



(2) The Governor may-

   (a)  if the belief concerns the whole letter, stop the letter from being
        sent or received by the prisoner; or

   (b)  if the belief concerns only part of a letter, cause the relevant part
        of the letter to be censored.