12Correctional centres—minimum living conditions

12 Correctional centres—minimum living conditions (1) To protect the human rights of detainees at correctional centres, the director-general must ensure, as far as practicable, that conditions at correctional centres meet at least the following minimum standards: (a) detainees must have access to sufficient food and drink to avoid hunger and poor nourishment; (b) detainees must have access to sufficient suitable clothing that does not degrade or humiliate detainees; (c) detainees must have access to suitable facilities for personal hygiene; (d) detainees must have suitable accommodation and bedding for sleeping in reasonable privacy and comfort;

Objects and principles Chapter 2 (e) detainees must have reasonable access to the open air and exercise; (f) detainees must have reasonable access to telephone, mail and other facilities for communicating with people in the community; (g) detainees must have reasonable opportunities to receive visits from family members, accredited people and others; Note Family member and accredited person are defined in the (h) detainees must have reasonable opportunities to communicate with their lawyers; (i) detainees must have reasonable access to news and education services and facilities to maintain contact with society; (j) detainees must have access to suitable health services and health facilities; (k) detainees must have reasonable opportunities for religious, spiritual and cultural observances. Example—par (k) observances and practices relating to religious or spiritual beliefs, including indigenous spiritual beliefs (2) Chapter 6 (Living conditions at correctional centres) applies in relation to correctional centres.