Victorian Numbered Regulations

CORRECTIONS REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 40 OF 2009) - REG 18

r. 18

    (1)     Each Governor must establish and maintain a register containing—

        (a)     details of—

              (i)     every letter read, censored or stopped under section 47D of the Act; and

              (ii)     every parcel inspected under regulation 17; and

        (b)     the reason for the reading, censoring or inspection; and

        (c)     details of any unauthorised substance or article found in the letter or parcel; and

        (d)     details of any subsequent action taken.

    (2)     If a letter or parcel sent by a prisoner is censored, the Governor must notify the prisoner who sent the letter or parcel and give him or her details of the parts censored.