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Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Act 2023
sec.18Interviews to be held in private
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sec.18 Interviews to be held in private
The detaining authority for a place of detention must allow the subcommittee to interview a person without any other person being present, other than— an accompanying expert; or an accompanying interpreter; or a support person nominated under section 17 .
- (a) an accompanying expert; or
- (b) an accompanying interpreter; or
- (c) a support person nominated under section 17 .