115Correspondence with Category AA male inmates, Category 5 female inmates, extreme high risk restricted inmates and national security interest inmates

115 Correspondence with Category AA male inmates, Category 5 female inmates, extreme high risk restricted inmates and national security interest inmates

115 Correspondence with Category AA male inmates, Category 5 female inmates, extreme high risk restricted inmates and national security interest inmates

(1) General rule regarding correspondence The governor of a correctional centre or a nominated officer must, subject to this clause, open and inspect, and read and copy the contents of, any letter or parcel that is—

(a) sent to any person or body by a Category AA male inmate, a Category 5 female inmate, an extreme high risk restricted inmate or a national security interest inmate, or

(b) sent by any person or body to a Category AA male inmate, a Category 5 female inmate, an extreme high risk restricted inmate or a national security interest inmate.

(1A) Delivery and retention of copies of correspondence The governor or a nominated officer may, subject to this clause—

(a) direct that a further copy of any written or pictorial matter contained in a letter or parcel opened, inspected, read and copied under subclause (1) be made and retained, and

(b) deal with the original written or pictorial matter in accordance with the directions of the Commissioner, and

(c) deliver a copy of the written or pictorial matter to the inmate instead of the original matter.

(2) Correspondence to exempt bodies As soon as practicable after receiving a letter or parcel from a Category AA male inmate, a Category 5 female inmate, an extreme high risk restricted inmate or a national security interest inmate addressed to an exempt body, a nominated officer must post the letter or parcel to the addressee, without opening, inspecting or reading its contents.

(3) Correspondence from exempt bodies As soon as practicable after receiving from an exempt body a letter or parcel addressed to a Category AA male inmate, a Category 5 female inmate, an extreme high risk restricted inmate or a national security interest inmate, a nominated officer must deliver the letter or parcel to the inmate without opening, inspecting or reading its contents, but only if—

(a) the letter or parcel is accompanied by a note addressed to the governor—

(i) requesting that it be delivered to the inmate without being opened, inspected or read by any person other than the inmate, and