17Inspector's access to prisoners and detainees

17 Inspector's access to prisoners and detainees

(1)  [Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2025, s. 7, Applied:23 Dec 2025] The Inspector or an officer of the Inspector is entitled to access to a prisoner or detainee at all reasonable times.

(2)  The person in charge of a custodial centre, each member of the staff of the custodial centre and any person providing services in a custodial centre –

(a) [Section 17 Subsection (2) amended by No. 27 of 2025, s. 7, Applied:23 Dec 2025] must allow the Inspector or an officer of the Inspector to conduct an interview with a prisoner or detainee, out of the hearing of any other person; and

(b) must not, without the approval of the prisoner or detainee, copy, remove or read any correspondence –

(i) [Section 17 Subsection (2) amended by No. 27 of 2025, s. 7, Applied:23 Dec 2025] from the prisoner or detainee to the Inspector or an officer of the Inspector; or

(ii) [Section 17 Subsection (2) amended by No. 27 of 2025, s. 7, Applied:23 Dec 2025] from the Inspector or an officer of the Inspector to the prisoner or detainee.