S.L. 217.19 Art. 35Use of telephones.

(1) All detained persons shall have access to public telephones at the detention centres.

(2) the Chief Executive Officer of the Detention Services Agency may bear the expense of any telephone calls, within reasonable limits, by providing phone cards to all detained persons.

(3) Telephone calls may be subject to the needs of ensuring the security and good order of the facility. All telephones within the facility may be equipped for monitoring and recording of conversations and the Chief Executive Officer of the Detention Services Agency may authorise the intentional hearing of the said conversations to safeguard members of the public or the security or safety within the facility and for the detection, prosecution or prevention of any illegal activity.

(4) A notice shall be affixed inside the facility indicating that telephone conversations may be monitored and, or recorded.