66Information about entitlements and obligations

66 Information about entitlements and obligations (1) As soon as practicable after a detainee is admitted to a correctional centre, the director-general must ensure that reasonable steps are taken to explain the following to the detainee: (a) the detainee’s entitlements and obligations under this Act; (b) the case management plan arrangements; (c) the role of official visitors; (d) the role of the custodial inspector; (e) the procedures for seeking information and making complaints; (f) if the detainee is a national of a foreign country—the right to have a diplomatic or consular representative of the country told about the detention; (g) anything else prescribed by regulation; (h) anything else the director-general considers necessary or desirable. Examples—par (g) 1 corrections policies and operating procedures relevant to the detainee 2 the scope and effect of the director-general’s directions 3 for a transgender or intersex detainee—the effect of section 79 in relation to choice of sexual identity 4 the health services, work and activities available to detainees 5 for an offender—the role of the sentence administration board

(2) The explanation under subsection (1)— (a) may be in general terms; and (b) as far as practicable, must be in language the detainee can readily understand. Example—par (a) a written statement or checklist used by corrections officers to give detainees a general summary of the things mentioned in subsection (1) (3) The director-general must arrange for the assistance of an interpreter in complying with subsection (1) or (2) if the director-general believes, on reasonable grounds, that the detainee is unable, because of inadequate knowledge of the English language or a disability, to communicate with reasonable fluency in English. (4) Without limiting subsection (3), the assistance of the interpreter may be provided by telephone. (5) The director-general must also ensure that copies of the following are available for inspection by detainees at each correctional centre: (a) this Act; (b) corrections policies and operating procedures available under section 14. (6) The director-general must tell a diplomatic or consular representative of a foreign country about the detention of a national of that country, if asked by the detainee.