144Participation of detainees in religious observances

144 Participation of detainees in religious observances

144 Participation of detainees in religious observances

(1) The centre manager must take all reasonable steps to facilitate the participation of detainees in the religious observances of their respective religious denominations, but not so as to offer any inducement, or impose any sanction, with respect to any such participation.

(2) A detainee may attend the following rites, services and assemblies conducted at the detention centre—

(a) rites, services or assemblies of the detainee’s denomination,

(b) combined rites, services or assemblies conducted by ministers of religion of the detainee’s denomination in association with ministers of religion of other denominations,

(c) rites, services or assemblies of other denominations.

(3) Religious books, recognised objects of religious devotion and similar items belonging to a detainee are to be treated as approved property of the detainee.