Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00265:reg:18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00265
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 18
Character Range: 11997–12911

18  Duties of visiting officers
  A visiting officer for an area detention centre or corrective detention centre must:
 (a) visit and inspect the area detention centre or corrective detention centre at such times, or at such intervals, as an authorized officer directs; and
 (b) as far as practicable, visit all detainees in the area detention centre or corrective detention centre and hear any complaints or requests those detainees wish to make; and
 (c) give a report to the proper authority after each visit and inspection made in accordance with paragraph (a); and
 (d) do the following in relation to any complaint made to the visiting officer by a detainee in the area detention centre or corrective detention centre:
 (i) make a record of the complaint;
 (ii) make such inquiries into the complaint as are reasonable;
 (iii) report the complaint and the result of those inquiries to the proper authority.