Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 No 93
Historical version for 6 July 2009 to 16 July 2009 (accessed 22 May 2013 at 19:36) Current version
Part 2Division 6Section 56A

56A   Penalty for use or possession of a mobile phone

(1)  The general manager or Visiting Magistrate dealing with a charge relating to a correctional centre offence arising out of the use or possession of 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 may order that an inmate be deprived, for up to 6 months, of such withdrawable privileges as the general manager or Visiting Magistrate may determine if satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the inmate is guilty of the offence.
(2)  To avoid doubt, if a penalty is imposed under this section in respect of a correctional centre offence, a general manager or Visiting Magistrate must not also impose a penalty referred to in section 53 or 56, as the case may be, in respect of the same correctional centre offence.
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