South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts20—Correctional institutions must be inspected on regular basis
(1) The Minister must
cause correctional institutions to be inspected on a regular basis by an
inspector for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act
relating to the treatment of prisoners are being complied with.
(2) The Governor may
appoint such number of inspectors for the purposes of this section as the
Governor thinks fit.
(2a) A person is not
eligible for appointment as an inspector unless he or she—
(a) is a
person who has retired from judicial or magisterial office; or
(b) is a
legal practitioner; or
(c) is a
justice of the peace.
(3) An inspector
cannot be directed to inspect a correctional institution in respect of which
the inspector constitutes a Visiting Tribunal.
(4) For the purposes
of, or in the course of, carrying out an inspection, an inspector may—
(a)
enter and inspect any part of the correctional institution; and
(b)
question any person within the institution; and
(c)
inquire into the treatment of the prisoners, or of a particular prisoner; and
(d)
receive and investigate any complaint of a prisoner.
(5) An inspector may,
in investigating a complaint, be assisted by any other person authorised by
the Attorney-General for the purpose.
(6) An inspector must,
as soon as reasonably practicable after carrying out an inspection pursuant to
this section, or at such other intervals as the Minister may direct, furnish
the Minister with a written report on the inspection, including findings in
relation to any complaint investigated by the inspector in the course of the
inspection.
(7) An inspector may,
in a report furnished pursuant to this section, make such recommendations on
any matter arising out of the report as he or she thinks fit.