253FInmate use or possession of a mobile phone

#### 253F Inmate use or possession of a mobile phone 253F Inmate use or possession of a mobile phone > > (1) An inmate must not, without reasonable excuse, use or have in his or her possession in a place of detention a mobile phone or any part of it, a mobile phone SIM card or any part of it, or a mobile phone charger or any part of it. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > (2) In this section, mobile phone includes any device that may be used, in whole or in part, for the purpose of sending or receiving voice or other data over a mobile telephone network, whether or not it may be used for any other purpose. > > **ss 253C–253F:** Ins 2016 No 47, Sch 1 \[14\].