Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Monitoring, collecting, using, and disclosing prisoner communications and information sources for intelligence purpose - General considerations

127H: General considerations

You could also call this:

"Thinking about prisoners' privacy and staying connected with others"

When someone is allowed to monitor or collect information from prisoners, they must think about a few things. They need to protect the privacy of prisoners and the people they talk to or visit. They also need to consider the good things that can happen when prisoners stay in touch with people and organisations outside of prison.

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Part 2Corrections system
Monitoring, collecting, using, and disclosing prisoner communications and information sources for intelligence purpose: General considerations

127HGeneral considerations

  1. As far as practicable in the circumstances, an authorised intelligence person must take the following considerations into account when monitoring, collecting, using, or disclosing prisoner communications and information sources under this subpart:

  2. the need to protect the privacy of prisoners and their correspondents and visitors:
    1. the benefits to prisoners of maintaining contact with persons and organisations outside the prison.
      Notes
      • Section 127H: inserted, on , by section 36 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).