25LProvision of information

25L Provision of information

[Section 25L of Part 3 Inserted by No. 14 of 2022, s. 6, Applied:01 Dec 2022]

(1)  The person in charge of a custodial facility must ensure that there is made available, for viewing by a youth who is in custody in the custodial facility, leaflets, posters, or other documents, that set out the obligations of the person in charge of the custodial facility under the other provisions of this section.

(2)  The person in charge of a custodial facility must ensure that –

(a) on the request of a youth who is in custody in the facility, the required information in relation to searches, of youths in custody, conducted in the custodial facility is made available to the youth; and

(b) on the request of a person who is representing a youth who is in custody in the facility, the required information in relation to searches, of youths in custody, conducted in the custodial facility is made available to the person; and

(c) the required information in relation to searches, of youths in custody, conducted in a custodial facility is available for viewing by members of the public on a website in relation to the custodial facility.

(3)  For the purposes of this section, the required information in relation to searches, of youths in custody, conducted in a custodial facility is –

(a) information as to the circumstances and manner in which a search of a youth is authorised to be conducted in the custodial facility; and

(b) information as to –

(i) the rights of a youth who is in custody to make a complaint in relation to any search of the youth that is conducted in the custodial facility, if the youth believes the search was not authorised by, or conducted in accordance with, this Division or any other law; and

(ii) the person to whom such a complaint is to be directed; and

(c) provisions, relating to searches, that are contained in relevant instructions that apply in relation to searches of youths in custody that are conducted in the custodial facility, as those provisions are redacted, if at all, as necessary to ensure the security and good order of the custodial facility.