Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Act 2023
sec.11Procedures for visits to places of detention
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sec.11 Procedures for visits to places of detention
A visit to a place of detention by the subcommittee and an accompanying person must be conducted in accordance with any procedures that apply to a person visiting the place of detention. However, despite a provision of another Act, a detaining authority for a place of detention may allow the subcommittee or an accompanying person to access the place of detention without complying with a requirement about visiting the place, including, for example, a requirement about a visitor to the place— holding approval for the access; or being searched; or providing identification or identifying information. a requirement for a visitor to provide particular biometric information (sec.11-ssec.1) A visit to a place of detention by the subcommittee and an accompanying person must be conducted in accordance with any procedures that apply to a person visiting the place of detention. (sec.11-ssec.2) However, despite a provision of another Act, a detaining authority for a place of detention may allow the subcommittee or an accompanying person to access the place of detention without complying with a requirement about visiting the place, including, for example, a requirement about a visitor to the place— holding approval for the access; or being searched; or providing identification or identifying information. a requirement for a visitor to provide particular biometric information
- (a) holding approval for the access; or
- (b) being searched; or
- (c) providing identification or identifying information. Example— a requirement for a visitor to provide particular biometric information