127AInterpretation

1. In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—

   authorised intelligence person means—

   1. the chief executive; and
   2. a person who is authorised by the chief executive under section 127G

   collect, in relation to prisoner communications and information sources,—

   1. means to gather prisoner communications and information sources; and
   2. includes downloading, photographing, storing, or otherwise making a record of prisoner communications and information sources

   contracted provider means a person engaged by the chief executive to provide services in connection with translating, transcribing, or interpreting prisoner communications and information sources

   disclose—

   1. means to disclose prisoner communications and information sources; and
   2. includes—
      1. allowing a person to listen to, watch, read, or examine any of those prisoner communications and information sources; and
      2. giving or lending to a person a copy, printout, recording, video, image, translation, or written document containing those prisoner communications and information sources

   eligible employee means a person who is an employee of the chief executive or an employee of a contractor

   exempt prisoner call means the following:

   1. a prisoner call that is exempt from this subpart under section 127D, 127E, or 127F:
   2. information transmitted by any remote access facility to which a prisoner is a party with a court, tribunal, or the New Zealand Parole Board that is conducted while the prisoner is in prison

   exempt prisoner communications and information sources means—

   1. prisoner communications and information sources that are exempt from this subpart under section 127D, 127E, or 127F; and
   2. exempt prisoner calls

   monitor, in relation to prisoner communications and information sources, means to do any or all of the following:

   1. listen to, watch, read, examine, and take notes from prisoner communications and information sources:
   2. listen to, watch, read, and take notes from a record of prisoner communications and information sources:
   3. process prisoner communications and information sources by technology

   prisoner call means any information transmitted by an audio link, a visual link, or an audiovisual link to which a prisoner is a party that is conducted while the prisoner is in prison

   prisoner communications and information sources means—

   1. any communications to or from a prisoner; and
   2. the following information sources:
      1. images (for example, photographs, drawings, or symbols) made by a prisoner:
      2. video footage and images of a prisoner:
      3. Internet and intranet sources with which a prisoner interacts:
      4. publicly available and legally accessible information (including, but not limited to, information in the news media and on social media) relevant to a prisoner; and
   3. the substance of, or any information that is transmitted by,—
      1. communications to or from a prisoner; or
      2. an information source described in paragraph (b); and
   4. information held by the department about a prisoner (for example, incident reports, information collected or taken from a prisoner under section 41, and trust account details)

   prisoner health records means health records referred to in section 165

   translate includes to decode and decrypt; and translation has a corresponding meaning

   use, in relation to prisoner communications and information sources, includes to collate, analyse, synthesise, or draw conclusions from prisoner communications and information sources to inform decision making about the management of prisoners or the operation of prisons.