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DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE REGULATIONS 2018 (F2018L00265) - REG 18

Duties of visiting officers

                   A visiting officer for an area detention centre or corrective detention centre must:

                     (a)  visit and inspect the area detention centre or corrective detention centre at such times, or at such intervals, as an authorized officer directs; and

                     (b)  as far as practicable, visit all detainees in the area detention centre or corrective detention centre and hear any complaints or requests those detainees wish to make; and

                     (c)  give a report to the proper authority after each visit and inspection made in accordance with paragraph (a); and

                     (d)  do the following in relation to any complaint made to the visiting officer by a detainee in the area detention centre or corrective detention centre:

                              (i)  make a record of the complaint;

                             (ii)  make such inquiries into the complaint as are reasonable;

                            (iii)  report the complaint and the result of those inquiries to the proper authority.



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