I, Rachel Leota, National Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and holder of the delegated powers of the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections, hereby give notice that on 1 December 2020 I will make rules, under section 45A of the Corrections Act 2004, declaring the items of property that prisoners may be issued with or allowed to keep and imposing conditions that attach to those items. I am revoking the rules that were published on 27 October 2017.

The rules will be published on the Department of Corrections’ website, www.corrections.govt.nz.

The rules will be available for inspection at:

• the reception of the Department of Corrections’ National Office at 20 Aitken Street, Thorndon, Wellington; and
• the visitors’ reception area of every prison site.

Copies of the rules may be obtained, free of charge, from the website, National Office reception and the visitors’ reception area of every prison site.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of November 2020.

RACHEL LEOTA, National Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Holder of the Delegated Powers of the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections.