Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies in relation to an electronic communication with a young detainee, other than a protected electronic communication.
(2) The director-general may do either or both of the following in relation to the communication:
(a) monitor the communication;
(b) record the communication.
(3) The director-general must tell the parties to the communication that the communication might be monitored and recorded.
(4) If the communication reveals information about the commission of an offence, the director-general must give the information to the chief police officer.
(5) In this section:
"electronic communication" means communication by—
(a) telephone, email or fax; or
(b) any other electronic means.
"protected electronic communication" means an electronic communication between a young detainee and any of the following:
(a) a lawyer representing the young detainee;
(b) an official visitor;
(c) the custodial inspector;
(d) a commissioner exercising functions under the Human Rights Commission Act 2005
;
(e) the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner;
(f) the ombudsman;
(g) the integrity commissioner;
(h) a person prescribed by regulation.