173Communication with family and others

173 Communication with family and others (1) The director-general must ensure, as far as practicable, that adequate opportunities are provided for young detainees to be able to remain in contact with family members, friends, associates and others by telephone calls, mail and visits. (2) For subsection (1), the director-general must have regard, in addition to any other relevant matter, to whether the young detainee’s detention is for a reason other than conviction for an offence. (3) The director-general must also ensure that the overall treatment of a young detainee, including any segregation or disciplinary action, does not unreasonably deprive the young detainee generally of all communication with other people. (4) In particular, the director-general must ensure that the overall treatment of a young detainee does not unreasonably deprive the young detainee generally of all communication with any of the (a) the courts; (b) accredited people; (c) a doctor of the young detainee’s choice for health services; (d) family members; (e) other people with whom the young detainee may communicate under the criminal matters chapters. (5) For chapter 8, subsections (1) to (4) are taken to provide an entitlement for each young detainee in relation to communication generally with other people.

(6) However, this section is subject to the following: (a) section 174 (Telephone calls); (b) section 175 (Mail); (c) section 177 (Visits by family members etc); (d) section 178 (Contact with accredited people).