OFFICIAL VISITOR ACT 2012

OFFICIAL VISITOR ACT 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   6.      Who is an official visitor?  
   7.      What is an operational Act?  
   8.      Who is an entitled person?  
   9.      What is a visitable place?  
   9A.     Authorisation to visit places  

   PART 3--APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL VISITORS

   10.     Appointment  
   11.     Conditions of appointment  
   12.     Ending appointment  
   13.     Handover of records by official visitors  

   PART 4--FUNCTIONS OF OFFICIAL VISITORS

   14.     Official visitor functions  
   14A.    Independence of official visitors  
   15.     Official visitor may enter visitable place etc  
   16.     Official visitor must report non-compliant visitable places  
   17.     Reporting of complaints  
   18.     Assistance to official visitors  
   19.     Offences—failure to provide assistance etc  

   PART 5--VISITS AND COMPLAINTS

   20.     Operating entity must let entitled people know about official  
   21.     Requests to meet official visitor  
   22.     Complaints to official visitors  

   PART 5A--OFFICIAL VISITORS BOARD

   23A.    Establishment of official visitors board  
   23B.    Membership of official visitors board  
   23C.    Official visitors board functions  
   23D.    Official visitors board procedure  
   23DA.   Board annual report  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   23DB.   Register of visitable places  
   23E.    Voting at meetings  
   23F.    Minister may make guidelines  
   24.     Protection of officials from liability  
   25.     Offences—use or divulge protected information  
   26.     Approved forms  
   27.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY
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