136Protection of legal practitioner representing detainee

136 Protection of legal practitioner representing detainee

(1)  A legal practitioner representing a detainee is entitled to access to the detainee at all reasonable times.

(2)  The detention centre manager and each member of the staff at a detention centre –

(a) must allow the legal practitioner to conduct an interview with the detainee out of the hearing of any other person; and

(b) must not without the approval of the detainee open, copy, remove or read any correspondence –

(i) from the detainee to the legal practitioner; or

(ii) from the legal practitioner to the detainee.