174Telephone calls

174 Telephone calls (1) The director-general must ensure that each detention place has telephone facilities for young detainees to make and receive telephone calls. (2) A young detainee may make— (a) 1 telephone call on admission to a detention place; and (b) 2 telephone calls each week to a family member or a significant (3) A young detainee may also make and receive further telephone calls for necessary contact with a family member, significant person, friend or associate. (4) The director-general must pay for telephone calls made by a young detainee unless the director-general believes on reasonable grounds that it is appropriate for the young detainee to pay for the calls. (5) For chapter 8, subsections (2) and (3) are taken to provide entitlements for each young detainee in relation to telephone calls. (6) However, the director-general may give directions denying or limiting the use of a telephone by a young detainee for a call mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) if the director-general suspects on (a) the call may—

(7) Also, subsections (2) and (3) are subject to— (a) section 200 (Monitoring telephone calls etc); and (b) any operating procedure mentioned in subsection (8). (8) An operating procedure may include provision regulating the following in relation to young detainees’ telephone calls: (a) the times for making or receiving calls; (b) the frequency and length of calls; (c) payment for the cost of calls made. 175 Mail detainees can send and receive as much mail as they wish. (2) A young detainee may send mail to, and receive mail from any family member, significant person or other person nominated by the young detainee by written notice given to the director-general. (3) For chapter 8, subsection (2) is taken to provide entitlements for each young detainee in relation to mail.

(4) However, the director-general may give directions denying or limiting the sending or receiving of mail by a young detainee if the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that— (a) the mail may— (5) Also, subsections (1) and (2) are subject to— (a) section 201 (Monitoring ordinary mail); and (b) section 202 (Monitoring protected mail); and (c) any operating procedure mentioned in subsection (6). (6) An operating procedure may include provision regulating the following in relation to young detainees’ mail: (a) the way mail is sent or received; (b) the provision of writing and other material for sending mail; (c) the storage, and return to the detainee, of mail for which a direction is given under subsection (4).