703ALSWA to be notified of detention of CNS person at police facility

703. ALSWA to be notified of detention of CNS person at police facility

(1) Immediately after a CNS person has been detained at a police facility in police custody, the responsible officer must ensure that —

(a) the CNS person is informed that ALSWA will be notified by telephone of the CNS person’s detention at the police facility; and

(b) ALSWA is notified by telephone accordingly.

(2) The responsible officer must ensure that the notification given under subregulation (1)(b) includes the following information —

(a) the name of the CNS person;

(b) the police facility where the CNS person is detained in police custody;

(c) the reason why the CNS person is detained in police custody;

(d) the period during which the CNS person has been detained in police custody;

(e) if the CNS person has been arrested, whether the CNS person is likely to be granted bail by a member authorised to do so;

(f) if the CNS person has been arrested, the location where the CNS person is going to be detained if the CNS person is not granted bail by a member authorised to do so;

(g) that an ALSWA representative may speak by telephone to the CNS person as soon as the ALSWA representative wants to do so;

(h) the name, registered number and telephone number of the responsible officer;

(i) any other information relating to the CNS person that the responsible officer considers appropriate to be given to ALSWA.

(3) For the purposes of the telephone conversation between the ALSWA representative and the CNS person referred to in subregulation (2)(g), the responsible officer must ensure that the CNS person is able to speak to the ALSWA representative for a reasonable period.

(4) As soon as practicable after the CNS person has completed the telephone conversation with the ALSWA representative, the responsible officer must be available to be contacted by the ALSWA representative to discuss —

(a) any concerns held by the ALSWA representative regarding the welfare of the CNS person, including any need the CNS person has for medical attention; and

(b) if the CNS person has been arrested —

(i) whether the CNS person needs the services of an interpreter, or the presence of a support person, when the CNS person is interviewed in relation to the offence for which the CNS person has been arrested; and

(ii) whether the CNS person proposes to apply for bail.

[Regulation 703 inserted: Gazette 1 Oct 2019 p. 3511-12.]