10Segregation of detainees for protection

10 Segregation of detainees for protection

10 Segregation of detainees for protection

(1) For the purposes of section 19 (3) of the Act, the following particulars are prescribed in relation to a detainee who is segregated—

(a) the detainee’s name and age,

(b) the date and time that the segregation began and ended,

(c) a description of the place where the detainee was kept segregated,

(d) the means provided to enable the detainee to occupy himself or herself,

(e) the reason for which the detainee was segregated,

(f) the details of any approval given by the Secretary under section 19 (1) (b) of the Act,

(g) the name and official capacity of the person who ordered the segregation.

(2) If, pursuant to an approval referred to in section 19 (1) (b) of the Act, a detainee is segregated for more than 24 hours, the centre manager must ensure that—

(a) notice of that fact is given promptly to the New South Wales Ombudsman, and

(b) the segregation is carried out in accordance with a plan that is subject to monitoring by a psychologist and the person employed in the Department of Justice as Assistant Manager, Client Services, and

(c) the detainee is visited daily by a Justice Health officer, and

(d) if the psychologist or Justice Health officer advises the centre manager that the detainee appears to be at risk of self-harm, the detainee is checked on by a juvenile justice officer—

(i) if the psychologist or Justice Health officer’s advice includes a recommendation that the detainee should be checked on by a juvenile justice officer more frequently than at least once in any 10 minute period, in accordance with that recommendation, or

(ii) if there is no such recommendation, at least once in any 10 minute period.