Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Registration

86G: Prison manager to communicate with prisoner in way prisoner can understand

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"Prison staff must explain things to prisoners in a way that is easy to understand."

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When a prison manager is doing their job under sections like 86B, 86C, 86D, and 86E, they must talk to you in a way you can understand. You have the right to know what is happening in a way that makes sense to you. The prison manager must communicate with you in a way that you can reasonably be expected to understand.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Registration

86GPrison manager to communicate with prisoner in way prisoner can understand

  1. When carrying out their duties under sections 86B, 86C, 86D, and 86E, a prison manager must communicate with a prisoner in a way that the prisoner can reasonably be expected to understand.

Notes
  • Section 86G: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).