Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Act 2023
sec.8Detaining authority to ensure subcommittee permitted to visit and access a place of detention
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sec.8 Detaining authority to ensure subcommittee permitted to visit and access a place of detention
The detaining authority for a place of detention must ensure that the subcommittee and an accompanying person are permitted to— enter and visit the place of detention; and have unrestricted access to any part of the place of detention. This section applies subject to sections 9 and 10 . (sec.8-ssec.1) The detaining authority for a place of detention must ensure that the subcommittee and an accompanying person are permitted to— enter and visit the place of detention; and have unrestricted access to any part of the place of detention. (sec.8-ssec.2) This section applies subject to sections 9 and 10 .
- (a) enter and visit the place of detention; and
- (b) have unrestricted access to any part of the place of detention.