50Diet

50 Diet

50 Diet

(1) An inmate must be supplied each day with food in accordance with a diet designed to provide a dietary intake generally in accordance with the recommended dietary intakes published by the National Health and Medical Research Council.

(2) The diet must—

(a) be varied, and

(b) provide adequate amounts of each essential nutrient from basic foods, and

(c) be planned to ensure optimal nutritional health.

(3) The diet of an inmate having special dietary needs is to be planned having regard to those needs.