Northern Territory Numbered Acts

MONITORING OF PLACES OF DETENTION (OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE) AMENDMENT ACT 2022 (NO 22 OF 2022) - NOTES

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Table of provisions

Part 2A Local inspections

Division 1 NT NPM

14 Object of Part

15 National Preventive Mechanism (Northern Territory) established

16 Functions of NT NPM

17 Cooperation with other oversight bodies

18 Independence of NT NPM

19 Staff of NT NPM

20 Delegation

Division 2 NT NPM Inspectors

21 Appointment of NT NPM Inspectors

22 Eligibility for appointment

23 Term of appointment

24 Conditions of appointment

25 Acting NT NPM Inspector

26 Oath before taking office

27 Vacancy in office

28 Resignation

29 Termination of appointment

30 Cooperation with other NT NPM Inspectors

Division 3 Chief NT NPM Inspector

31 Appointment of Chief NT NPM Inspector

32 Communication with relevant Commonwealth agency

33 Chief NT NPM Inspector taken to be NT NPM Inspector

34 Publication of guidelines

Division 4 Inspections

35 Inspections

36 Access to places of detention

37 Access to information

38 Interview of persons

39 Detaining authority to give reasonable assistance

40 Unreasonable obligations

41 Application of Division

Division 5 Reporting and other matters

42 Reports of NT NPM

43 Joint reports

44 Opportunity to be heard

45 Publication of identifying information

46 Information sharing

47 Policy review

48 Recommendations

Part 2B Protections and offences

49 Protection from liability

50 Protection against actions

51 Protection against reprisals

52 Offence to obstruct NT NPM Inspector
Part 6.3 Transitional matters for Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Amendment Act 2022

224 Official visitors

Part 9 Transitional matters for Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Amendment Act 2022

77 Community visitors

Part 23 Transitional matters for Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Amendment Act 2022

186 Community visitors

Division 8 Transitional matters for Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Amendment Act 2022

240 Official visitors

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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Act No. 22 of 2022

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[Assented to 31 October 2022]

[Introduced 1 September 2022]