141Detention places—minimum living conditions

141 Detention places—minimum living conditions (1) To protect the human rights of young detainees in detention at detention places, the director-general must ensure, as far as practicable (including during any emergency declared under section 149), that conditions at detention places meet at least the following minimum standards: (a) young detainees must have access to sufficient nutritional food and drink to avoid hunger and poor nourishment; (b) young detainees must have access to sufficient suitable clothing that does not degrade or humiliate young detainees; (c) young detainees must have access to suitable facilities for personal hygiene; (d) young detainees must have suitable accommodation and bedding for sleeping in reasonable privacy and comfort; (e) young detainees must have reasonable access to the open air and exercise; (f) young detainees must have reasonable access to telephone, mail and other facilities for communicating with people in the community;

(g) young detainees must have reasonable opportunities to receive visits from family members, significant people and accredited people; Note 1 Accredited person—see s 137. Note 2 One family member or a significant person may visit for at least 1 hour each week (see s 177). Note 3 For further provisions about access, see div 6.6.5. (h) young detainees must have reasonable opportunities to communicate with their lawyers; (i) young detainees must have reasonable access to news and education services and facilities to maintain contact with society; (j) young detainees must have access to suitable health services and health facilities; (k) young detainees must have reasonable opportunities for religious, spiritual and cultural observances. Example––par (k) observances and practices relating to religious or spiritual beliefs, including the spiritual beliefs of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people (2) Part 6.5 applies to living conditions at detention places.