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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
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#### 71D Language for correspondence
71D Language for correspondence
> > (1) The regulations may provide—
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> > > (a) that correspondence with a designated inmate must be written in English or another language approved by the Commissioner, and
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> > > (b) for the translation of correspondence.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > designated inmate means an inmate who has been designated, in accordance with the regulations, as belonging to a security or other risk group on the basis that, in the Commissioner’s opinion, there is a risk that the inmate may engage in, or incite other persons to engage in, activities that constitute a serious threat to the peace, order or good government of the State or another place, whether or not the inmate also constitutes—
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> > > (a) an extreme danger to other people, or
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> > > (b) an extreme threat to good order and security.
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> **s 71D:** Ins 2025 No 6, Sch 1\[12\].