129Rights of detainee

129 Rights of detainee

(1)  A detainee is entitled –

(a) to have his or her developmental needs catered for; and

(b) [Section 129 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2013, s. 48, Applied:01 Mar 2014] subject to section 135 , to receive visits from guardians, relatives, legal practitioners and other persons, including, in the case of a detainee who is an Aboriginal person, persons acting on behalf of the entity known as the Aboriginal Legal Service; and

(c) to have reasonable efforts made to meet his or her medical, religious and cultural needs including, in the case of a detainee who is an Aboriginal person, his or her needs as a member of the Aboriginal community; and

(d) to complain to the Secretary or the Ombudsman about the standard of care, accommodation or treatment he or she is receiving in the detention centre.

(2)  The Secretary must ensure that the rights of a detainee under sections 127 and 128 and this section are not infringed.