Division 4A—Letters to and from prisoners 101 47AA Definitions 101 47A Suspected dangerous letters may be disposed of 102 47B Certain confidential letters may be inspected 102 47C All other letters may be opened and read 103 47D When letters may be stopped and censored 104 47DA Offence for prisoner to send distressing or traumatic letters 105 47E Letter register 105 Division 5—Change of name applications by prisoners 106 47F Application 106 47G Definitions 106 47H Applications for change of name by or on behalf of a prisoner 107 47I Approval by Secretary 107 47J Approval to be notified in writing 108 47K Registration of change of name 108 47L Registrar may correct Register 109 47M Information-sharing between the Secretary and the Victorian Registrar 109 Part 7—Prison discipline 110 48 Definitions 110 49 Disciplinary officers 110 50 Prison offences 111 51 Governor's action where charge laid 112 52 Secretary may nominate Governor to hear charge 113 53 Governor's hearing 113 54A Power of Secretary to withdraw privileges 115 Part 8—Temporary absence from prison 117 Division 1—Definitions 117 55 Definitions 117 Division 1A—Escort officers 119 55A Powers of Secretary in relation to escort officers 119 55B Escort officers subject to direction of court or tribunal 119 55C Functions and powers of escort officers in relation to prisoners 120 55D Authorisation of instruments of restraint 122 55E Use of reasonable force 122 55EA Issue of firearms to escort officers 122 55EB Discharge of firearms 123 55EC Discharge of non-lethal firearm 124 55F Report to Secretary 124
Division 4A—Letters to and from prisoners 101 47AA Definitions 101 47A Suspected dangerous letters may be disposed of 102 47B Certain confidential letters may be inspected 102 47C All other letters may be opened and read 103 47D When letters may be stopped and censored 104 47DA Offence for prisoner to send distressing or traumatic letters 105 47E Letter register 105 Division 5—Change of name applications by prisoners 106 47F Application 106 47G Definitions 106 47H Applications for change of name by or on behalf of a prisoner 107 47I Approval by Secretary 107 47J Approval to be notified in writing 108 47K Registration of change of name 108 47L Registrar may correct Register 109 47M Information-sharing between the Secretary and the Victorian Registrar 109 Part 7—Prison discipline 110 48 Definitions 110 49 Disciplinary officers 110 50 Prison offences 111 51 Governor's action where charge laid 112 52 Secretary may nominate Governor to hear charge 113 53 Governor's hearing 113 54A Power of Secretary to withdraw privileges 115 Part 8—Temporary absence from prison 117 Division 1—Definitions 117 55 Definitions 117 Division 1A—Escort officers 119 55A Powers of Secretary in relation to escort officers 119 55B Escort officers subject to direction of court or tribunal 119 55C Functions and powers of escort officers in relation to prisoners 120 55D Authorisation of instruments of restraint 122 55E Use of reasonable force 122 55EA Issue of firearms to escort officers 122 55EB Discharge of firearms 123 55EC Discharge of non-lethal firearm 124 55F Report to Secretary 124
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