Arrested people, rights of
137 Arrested people, rights of
In this section —
officer means a police officer, a public officer, or any person who holds an office with power to arrest people.
This section applies to a person who has been arrested by an officer, no matter under what authority or written law.
The arrested person is entitled —
to any necessary medical treatment; and
to a reasonable degree of privacy from the mass media; and
to a reasonable opportunity to communicate or to attempt to communicate with a relative or friend to inform that person of his or her whereabouts; and
if he or she is for any reason unable to understand or communicate in spoken English sufficiently, to be assisted in doing so by an interpreter or other qualified person.
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