201Monitoring ordinary mail

201 Monitoring ordinary mail (1) The director-general may open and search a young detainee’s mail, other than protected mail. (2) The director-general may read a young detainee’s ordinary mail only if the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that the mail— (a) may undermine security or good order at a detention place; or (b) may revictimise a victim; or (c) may circumvent any process for investigating complaints or (d) may not be in the best interests of the young detainee. (3) However, the director-general may make a youth detention policy or operating procedure in relation to reading a random selection of young detainees’ ordinary mail. ordinary mail means mail other than protected mail. protected mail means mail between a young detainee and any of the

Monitoring Division 6.6.2 search includes search— (a) with any device using electronic or other technology; and (b) by physical means; and (c) with the assistance of a search dog.