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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Registration

86E: 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's easy to understand"

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When a prison manager is doing their job under sections like 86A, 86AB, and 86B, they must talk to you in a way you can understand. They have to make sure you can reasonably understand what they are saying. This is so you know what is happening when the prison manager is carrying out their duties.

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

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

Notes
  • Section 86E: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 26).
  • Section 86E: amended, on , by section 9 of the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act (No 2) 2020 (2020 No 34).