CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 57 Official visitors—meaning of entitled person and visitable

CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 57

In this Act:

"entitled person "means—

        (a)     a detainee at a correctional centre; or

        (b)     a person prescribed by regulation.

"visitable place "means—

        (a)     a correctional centre; or

        (b)     a place outside a correctional centre if a detainee is, or has been, directed to work or participate in an activity at the place.

Note     At least 2 official visitors (including a visitor who is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person) must be appointed for this Act under the Official Visitor Act 2012

(the OV Act ).

The OV Act

sets out the functions of official visitors which includes visiting visitable places, handling complaints from entitled people and reporting on those matters.

This part defines what is an entitled person and a visitable place for the OV Act

.