South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations85—Legal, medical and other assistance for prisoners
(1) The
responsible officer for a police station must afford a prisoner every
reasonable facility necessary—
(a) to
enable compliance with the requirements of the Bail Act 1985 , the
Summary Offences Act 1953 , the Young Offenders Act 1993 or any
other Act or law concerning persons in the custody of SA Police; and
(b) to
obtain private legal or medical advice; and
(c) in
the case of a prisoner who is a national or a citizen of a foreign
country—to meet a consular officer or other person acting as a
representative of the government of that country.
(2) If a prisoner
requests that he or she be examined by a specified medical practitioner and
refuses any other medical examination offered to the prisoner in accordance
with these regulations—
(a) the
responsible officer for the police station must take all reasonable steps to
secure the attendance of the medical practitioner; and
(b) the
examination must take place at a police station; and
(c)
wherever practicable, the responsible officer must ensure that there is
present at the examination—
(i)
a police medical officer (if the examination takes place
within Metropolitan Adelaide); or
(ii)
a member of SA Police or police security officer of the
same sex as the prisoner (if a police medical officer is unable to be present
or the examination takes place outside Metropolitan Adelaide).