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OPCAT Implementation Act 2021
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3 Purpose of Act
The purpose of this Act is to enable –
(a) a national preventive mechanism to be appointed and maintained to fulfil the mandate set out in Part IV of the Optional Protocol; and
(b) the Subcommittee to fulfil the mandate set out in Article 11 of the Optional Protocol –
in relation to Tasmania.