New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) REGULATION 2016 - REG 37

37 Legal and other assistance for Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders

(1) If a detained person or protected suspect is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander, then, unless the custody manager for the person is aware that the person has arranged for a legal practitioner to be present during questioning of the person, the custody manager must--

(a) immediately inform the person that a representative of the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited will be notified--

(i) that the person is being detained in respect of an offence, and

(ii) of the place at which the person is being detained, and

(b) notify such a representative accordingly.

(2) If an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander (the
"detainee" ) is detained under Part 16 of the Act in an authorised place of detention, the custody manager or other relevant detention officer must--

(a) immediately inform the detainee that a representative of the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited will be notified--

(i) that the detainee is being detained under Part 16 of the Act, and

(ii) of the place at which the detainee is being detained, and

(b) notify such a representative accordingly.