47Definitions

47 Definitions

47 Definitions

In this Part—

complainant means a person who makes a complaint under this Part.

complaints register means a complaints register kept under clause 55.

employee of the Department does not include the centre manager or any other staff member of a detention centre.

referee, in relation to a complaint, means the person who deals with the complaint.

representative of a detainee means—

(a) a family member or carer of the detainee or any other person who is significant to the detainee, or

(b) the Official Visitor for the detention centre in which the detainee is detained, or

(c) the New South Wales Ombudsman, or

(d) a support person, or

(e) a legal practitioner, or

(f) a chaplain.

support person for a detainee means—

(a) a person who is authorised to visit the detainee under Division 1 of Part 4, or

(b) another detainee at the detention centre, or

(c) a staff member of the detention centre,

being a person who the detainee wishes to have as a support person, and who agrees to be the detainee’s support person.