Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

INSPECTOR OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ACT 2017 (NO. 47 OF 2017) - SECT 18

    (1)     Subject to this Act, the inspector—

        (a)     must examine and review each place declared to be a correctional centre under the Corrections Management Act 2007

, section 24 at least once every 2 years; and

        (b)     must examine and review correctional services at least once every 2 years; and

        (c)     may review a critical incident on the inspector's own initiative or as requested by a relevant Minister or relevant director-general.

    (2)     In exercising a function under subsection (1), the inspector must, if appropriate and practicable, consult with people, or use staff, suitable to the cultural background or vulnerability of any detainee involved in a matter being examined or reviewed.

Examples

1     if a review relates to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander detainees, it may be appropriate to consult with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives

2     if a critical incident involves a person from a culturally or linguistically diverse background, it may be appropriate to use a staff member who has the same background

3     if a review relates to a person with disability, it may be appropriate to consult with an organisation representing the interests of people with disability

4     if a critical incident involves an interview with a female detainee, it may be appropriate, given the nature of the critical incident, for the detainee to be interviewed by a female

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act

, s 126 and s 132).

    (3)     In this section:

"critical incident—"see section 17 (2).