Rules for sending photos to a prisoner

Part of the Prison topic

Understand the rules you must follow when sending photos to a prisoner in Queensland.

In short

There are rules for sending photos to a prisoner.

Breaking these rules may result in your communication being restricted or legal action being taken against you.

To comply with the rules in Queensland you must:

Only send photos of people who are fully clothed.
Only send photos that show the child or children that the prisoner has a relationship with (including cultural relationships) as stated by the child’s parent or guardian.
Provide a statutory declaration with photos of children. It must be witnessed in Queensland by a Justice of the Peace (JP) or Commissioner of Declarations (Cdec). Digital Commonwealth statutory declarations will not be accepted. The declaration must state:
- the parent’s or guardian’s name and street address
- the relationship between the prisoner and the child(ren)
- the parent’s or guardian’s consent for the prisoner to receive and keep the photos
- that there is no court order preventing contact between the child(ren) and the prisoner.

To comply with the rules in Queensland you cannot:

Send photos that are unapproved or that show:
- people unclothed, partly clothed or wearing underwear or swimwear
- children the prisoner does not have a relationship with
- groups of children at a school, childcare, sport or other organisation
- any outlaw motorcycle gang material, for example, clothing or other items that are associated with gangs.