Queensland Numbered Acts

MONITORING OF PLACES OF DETENTION (OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE) ACT 2023 - SECT 4

4 Meaning of place of detention

(1) A
"place of detention" means—

(a) a community corrections centre, prison or work camp under the Corrective Services Act 2006 ; or

(b) a detention centre under the Youth Justice Act 1992 ; or

(c) an inpatient unit of an authorised mental health service under the Mental Health Act 2016 ; or

(d) the forensic disability service under the Forensic Disability Act 2011 ; or

(e) a court cell; or

(f) a watch-house; or

(g) a holding cell or another place in a police station where a person is detained; or

(h) another place where a person is detained, other than a private residence, prescribed by regulation as a place of detention; or

(i) a vehicle primarily used or operated for the purpose of transporting a person who is detained to or from a place mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (h) .

(2) Before a regulation is made under subsection (1) (h) , the Minister must consult with the responsible Minister for the place about the proposed regulation.

(3) In this section—

"court cell" means a place attached to or near a court that is used for detaining prisoners of the court and other persons.