71BOpening of correspondence generally

#### 71B Opening of correspondence generally 71B Opening of correspondence generally > > (1) The governor of a correctional centre or a nominated officer may open, inspect and read the contents of an inmate’s correspondence. > > > (2) The regulations may prescribe the circumstances in which the Commissioner, governor or a nominated officer may— > > > > > (a) confiscate correspondence, or the contents of the correspondence, and the way the confiscated matter must be dealt with, including in accordance with directions, or > > > > > (b) keep a copy of correspondence. > > > (3) The regulations may prescribe the following— > > > > > (a) persons the Commissioner may direct an inmate not to correspond with, > > > > > (b) inmates who require the written approval of the Commissioner to correspond, > > > > > (c) how correspondence opened under subsection (1) may be delivered to an inmate, including by delivering a copy of the correspondence in place of the original. > > **s 71B:** Ins 2025 No 6, Sch 1\[12\].