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Correctional Services Act 2014
107Searches of mail
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107 Searches of mail Mail sent by or to a prisoner is taken to be part of the prisoner's personal possessions. Note for section 107 Under section 47, a correctional officer has power to search a prisoner's personal possessions. However, sections 153 and 154 limit the confiscation and inspection of protected/legal items.