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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.50Personal calls
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### sec.50 Personal calls
A prisoner in a corrective services facility may make personal calls on terms and conditions determined by the chief executive under section 51 .
A personal call is a call made by a prisoner—
to an individual on admission to a corrective services facility; or
to an individual approved by the chief executive for the prisoner; or
to an entity approved by the chief executive for all prisoners or for a class of prisoners.
The chief executive may also allow the prisoner to have a personal call in other circumstances.
in the event of a family or other personal emergency
A call under subdivision 3 is not a personal call .
A personal call is to be made at the expense of the prisoner, except that—
the prisoner must be allowed to call an individual on admission to a corrective services facility free of charge; and
the chief executive may excuse a prisoner from paying for a call on grounds considered sufficient by the chief executive.
s 50 sub 2024 No. 25 s 41
(sec.50-ssec.1) A prisoner in a corrective services facility may make personal calls on terms and conditions determined by the chief executive under section 51 .
(sec.50-ssec.2) A personal call is a call made by a prisoner— to an individual on admission to a corrective services facility; or to an individual approved by the chief executive for the prisoner; or to an entity approved by the chief executive for all prisoners or for a class of prisoners.
(sec.50-ssec.3) The chief executive may also allow the prisoner to have a personal call in other circumstances. in the event of a family or other personal emergency
(sec.50-ssec.4) A call under subdivision 3 is not a personal call .
(sec.50-ssec.5) A personal call is to be made at the expense of the prisoner, except that— the prisoner must be allowed to call an individual on admission to a corrective services facility free of charge; and the chief executive may excuse a prisoner from paying for a call on grounds considered sufficient by the chief executive.
- (a) to an individual on admission to a corrective services facility; or
- (b) to an individual approved by the chief executive for the prisoner; or
- (c) to an entity approved by the chief executive for all prisoners or for a class of prisoners.
- (a) the prisoner must be allowed to call an individual on admission to a corrective services facility free of charge; and
- (b) the chief executive may excuse a prisoner from paying for a call on grounds considered sufficient by the chief executive.