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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  
           Compilation table


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