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Corrections Management Act 2007
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103 Monitoring telephone calls etc
(1) This section applies in relation to an electronic communication with
a detainee, other than a protected electronic communication.
(2) The director-general may do either or both of the following in relation
to the communication:
(a) monitor the communication;
(b) record the communication.
(3) The director-general must tell the parties to the communication that
the communication might be monitored and recorded.
(4) If the communication reveals information about the commission of
an offence, the director-general must give the information to the chief
police officer.
electronic communication means communication by—
(a) telephone, email or fax; or
(b) any other electronic means.
protected electronic communication means an electronic
communication between a detainee and any of the following:
(d) a commissioner exercising functions under the Human Rights
Commission Act 2005;
(e) the ombudsman;
(f) the integrity commissioner;
(g) a person prescribed by regulation.
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