Custodial Inspector Act 2016
16Inspector, &c., to provide identification
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16 Inspector, &c., to provide identification
(1) The Secretary is to issue to the Inspector an identity card.
(2) The Inspector is to issue to each officer of the Inspector an identity card.
(3) An identity card is to be in a form approved by the Secretary but it must contain at least the name and a recent photograph of the person to whom it is issued.
(4) The Inspector, and an officer of the Inspector, when performing his or her functions under this Act, must allow a prisoner, detainee, correctional officer, State Service corrections employee or member of staff of a custodial centre to inspect his or her identity card.
(5) When a person ceases for any reason to hold the office of Inspector or to be an officer of the Inspector, the Secretary is to take reasonable measures to retrieve the person's identity card or ensure that it has been properly disposed of.