Access to detainees and other people
8L Access to detainees and other people
In examining the treatment of detainees in a place of detention, the NPM may, either personally or through an interpreter, speak to, or privately interview, any detainee or other person in the place.
However, a detainee or other person has a right to refuse to speak to, or be privately interviewed by, the NPM.
A responsible entity for the place of detention must ensure that the NPM is—
given reasonable assistance to speak to, or privately interview, a detainee or other person; and
able to speak to, or privately interview, a detainee or other person at any time.
A support person nominated by a detainee or other person may be present during the interview at their request and with the agreement of the NPM.
No responsible entity may, without the approval of the detainee or other person, read, copy or remove any correspondence—
from a detainee or other person to the NPM; or
from the NPM to the detainee or other person.
In this section:
privately interview means speaking with a person without the presence of any other person and without audio surveillance by electronic or other means.
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