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INSPECTOR OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES ACT 2003
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Terms used
4. Notes not part of law
PART 2 -- Office of Inspector
Division 1 -- Inspector
5. Office of Inspector continued
6. Appointment of Inspector
7. Conditions of appointment
8. Oath or affirmation
9. Removal of Inspector from office
10. Portability of superannuation and other entitlements
Division 2 -- Acting appointments
11. Acting appointments made by Governor
12. Acting appointments made by Inspector
13. Matters relevant to all acting appointments
14. Acting Inspector: functions etc.
15. Savings
Division 3 -- Staff
16. Staff
PART 3 -- Relationship with Minister
17. Directions of Minister
18. Minister to have access to information
PART 4 -- Functions and powers of Inspector
Division 1 -- Functions
19. Inspection of places: mandatory
20. Inspection report
21. Inspection of places: occasional
22. Review of custodial services: occasional
23. Reporting on occasional inspections and reviews
24. Providing reports, draft inspection reports to interested persons
25. Notifications
26. Relationship of Inspector’s functions to other laws
Division 2 -- Powers
27. Powers of Inspector
28. Access to prisons etc.
29. Access to detention centres etc.
30. Access to court custody centres, lock-ups etc.
31. Matters relevant to access powers
32. Offence to hinder etc. persons exercising access powers
33A. Inspector may give chief executive officer or CEO show cause notice
PART 5 -- Reporting
33. Annual reporting
34. Inspection reports and reports of occasional inspections and reviews
35. Laying before Parliament annual reports, inspection reports and reports of occasional inspections and reviews
36. Chief judicial officers to receive copy of inspection reports, reports of occasional inspections and reviews affecting court
37. Submissions in certain cases before completion of reports
38. Reporting requirements under Financial Management Act 2006
PART 6 -- Independent visitor service
39. Appointment of independent prison visitors
40. Duties of independent prison visitors
41. Appointment of independent detention centre visitors
42. Duties of independent detention centre visitors
43. Inspector to deal with reports of independent prison visitors and independent detention centre visitors
PART 7 -- Disclosure of information
44. Disclosure of information permitted for consultation purposes
45. Disclosure of certain other information permitted
46. Disclosure of information permitted if in certain interests to do so
47. Confidentiality
48. Directions to not disclose information
PART 8 -- Other offences
49. Hindering and other offences
50. Victimisation
PART 9 -- Miscellaneous
51. Security and safety considerations
52. Protection from liability
53. Documents sent to or by the Inspector not admissible
54. Protection for proceedings in Cabinet
55. Regulations
56. Amendment of the Prisons Regulations 1982
57. Savings and transitional provisions
SCHEDULE 1 -- Application of Financial Management Act 2006 to office of the Inspector
SCHEDULE 3 -- Savings and transitional
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