Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022

This section applies if the inspector prepares a report under section 22(1) or (2).

At least 6 weeks before giving the report to the Speaker under section 25, the inspector must give each notifiable entity for the report—

a copy of the draft report; and

a notice stating—

that the person may make submissions under subsection (4); and

a reasonable period (the submission period) in which the person must make any submissions to the inspector under subsection (4).

The inspector may also give a copy of the draft report to another person the inspector considers has an interest in the subject matter of the report.

A notifiable entity given a copy of the draft report under subsection (2) may make written submissions to the inspector in response to the report in the submission period.

If a notifiable entity makes submissions under subsection (4), the inspector must—

consider the submissions; and

reproduce the submissions, or include a statement reflecting the submissions, in the final report.

The inspector may, if the inspector considers it appropriate, amend the report in response to a submission made under subsection (4).

In this section—

notifiable entity, for a report prepared under section 22(1) or (2), means each of the following—

the Minister;

for a report relating to a relevant matter of interest for a responsible Minister—the responsible Minister;

for a report relating to a matter relevant to a place of detention that is a community corrections centre, prison or work camp, or a detention service provided for the place of detention—the chief executive (corrective services);

for a report relating to a matter relevant to a watch-house or a detention service provided for a watch-house—the commissioner of the police service;

for a report relating to a matter relevant to a youth detention centre or a detention service provided for a youth detention centre—the chief executive of the department in which the Youth Justice Act 1992 is administered;

for a report disclosing information or setting out an opinion that is expressly or impliedly critical of another person or public sector entity—that person or entity.