Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022

section 4

community corrections centre see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.

confidential information, for part 4, division 2, see section 29.

detainee—

generally means a person who is detained in the custody of a relevant custodial entity at a place of detention; and

includes a person being transported to or from a place of detention while in the custody of a relevant custodial entity.

detention service see section 5.

disclose includes give access to.

health department means the department in which the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 is administered.

health service means a health service under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, section 15.

health service chief executive see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, schedule 2.

Hospital and Health Service means a Hospital and Health Service established under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, section 17.

information includes a document.

inspection, of a place of detention, means an inspection of the place of detention under section 8(1)(b) or (c).

inspector means the inspector of detention services under this Act.

notice means written notice.

notifiable entity, for a report prepared under section 22(1) or (2), see section 24(7).

officer, for part 6, division 2, see section 44.

officer of the ombudsman see the Ombudsman Act 2001, schedule 3.

official, for part 6, division 1, see section 39.

official visitor see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.

ombudsman office means the Office of the Ombudsman established under the Ombudsman Act 2001, section 73.

place of detention see section 6.

prison see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.

public sector entity means—

a department or part of a department; or

a government owned corporation; or

an agency, authority, commission, corporation, instrumentality, office, or other entity, established under an Act for a public or State purpose.

relevant custodial entity means—

the chief executive (corrective services); or

the chief executive of the department in which the Youth Justice Act 1992 is administered; or

the commissioner of the police service; or

a police officer, including a watch-house manager; or

a watch-house officer.

relevant matter of interest, for a responsible Minister, means—

for the responsible Minister administering the Corrective Services Act 2006—a matter relating to a place of detention that is a community corrections centre, prison or work camp or to a detention service provided for the place of detention; or

for the responsible Minister administering the Police Service Administration Act 1990—a matter relating to a watch-house or to a detention service provided for a watch-house; or

for the responsible Minister administering the Youth Justice Act 1992—a matter relating to a youth detention centre or to a detention service provided for a youth detention centre.

responsible Minister means—

the Minister administering the Corrective Services Act 2006; or

the Minister administering the Police Service Administration Act 1990; or

the Minister administering the Youth Justice Act 1992.

responsible officer, for a place of detention, means—

for a place of detention that is a community corrections centre, prison or work camp—the chief executive (corrective services); or

for a place of detention that is a watch-house—the commissioner of the police service; or

for a place of detention that is a youth detention centre—the chief executive of the department in which the Youth Justice Act 1992 is administered.

review, of a detention service, means a review of the detention service under section 8(1)(a).

watch-house manager see the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, schedule 6.

watch-house officer means a person who is appointed to be a watch-house officer under the Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 5.18.

work camp see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.

youth detention centre means a detention centre under the Youth Justice Act 1992.