Queensland Numbered Acts

MONITORING OF PLACES OF DETENTION (OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE) ACT 2023

- As at 2 June 2023
- Act 13 of 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Main purposes
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of place of detention
   5.      Meaning of detaining authority
   6.      Relationship to other laws

   PART 2 - ACCESS BY SUBCOMMITTEE TO PLACES OF DETENTION

   7.      Responsible Minister to ensure subcommittee permitted to visit and access a place of detention
   8.      Detaining authority to ensure subcommittee permitted to visit and access a place of detention
   9.      Responsible Minister may object to subcommittee visit to a place of detention
   10.     Detaining authority may temporarily prohibit or restrict access to place of detention
   11.     Procedures for visits to places of detention

   PART 3 - ACCESS BY SUBCOMMITTEE TO INFORMATION

   12.     Definitions for part
   13.     Subcommittee may access information
   14.     Access to identifying information
   15.     Subcommittee may retain, copy or take notes of information

   PART 4 - INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY SUBCOMMITTEE

   16.     Subcommittee may interview any person
   17.     Person to be interviewed may request support person
   18.     Interviews to be held in private

   PART 5 - PROTECTION FROM REPRISALS

   19.     Reprisal and grounds for reprisals
   20.     Offence for taking reprisal

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

   21.     Protection against actions, claims and demands
   22.     Responsible Minister may give directions
   23.     Regulation-making power

   PART 7 - AMENDMENT OF LEGISLATION

           Division 1 - Amendment of this Act

   24.     Act amended
   25.     Amendment of long title

           Division 2 - Amendment of Corrective Services Act 2006

   26.     Act amended
   27.     Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary)

           Division 3 - Amendment of Youth Justice Act 1992

   28.     Act amended
   29.     Amendment of s 263A (Recordings in detention centres and use of body-worn cameras)
   30.     Amendment of s 272 (Ordinary visitor)
   31.     Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary)
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