Consulting with or engaging professionals and others
38 Consulting with or engaging professionals and others
To help the inspector perform the inspector’s functions, the inspector may consult with or engage—
a person who has professional skills or expertise the inspector considers appropriate; orExamples of a person for paragraph (a)—
• a lawyer
• a medical practitioner
• a person who has professional experience of working with vulnerable persons, including, for example, children
a person who has other skills or experience the inspector considers appropriate.Example of a person for paragraph (b)—
a person who has experience of the effects of detention as a former detainee, or as a family member or close friend of a former detainee, and whom the inspector considers can use that experience to—
communicate appropriately and effectively with detainees; and
give the inspector insight into the effects of detention on detainees and their communities
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