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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Coercive powers - Telephone calls may be monitored

114: Certain calls must not be monitored

You could also call this:

"Some prison phone calls are private and cannot be listened to."

There is a rule that says some phone calls cannot be listened to. You need to know that this rule is part of the Corrections Act 2004. This particular rule is no longer in effect because it was repealed on 1 October 2024 by section 35 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024.

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Coercive powers: Telephone calls may be monitored

114Certain calls must not be monitored (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 114: repealed, on , by section 35 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).