Tasmanian Numbered Acts

OPCAT IMPLEMENTATION ACT 2021 (NO. 26 OF 2021)

- Act 26 of 2021
- Royal Assent 29 November 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Purpose of Act
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Meaning of place of detention
   6.      Act binds Crown
   7.      Relationship to other laws

   PART 2 - Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism Division 1 -
   Appointment, functions and staffing

   8.      Tasmanian national preventive mechanism
   9.      Functions
   10.     Independence
   11.     Delegation
   12.     Staff

           Division 2 - Inspections

   13.     Inspection of place of detention
   14.     Identification
   15.     Access to persons
   16.     Requiring of documents &c.
   17.     Action on evidence of breach of duty
   18.     Recommendations and advice
   19.     Report
   20.     Opportunity to be heard

           Division 3 - Referrals and reporting

   21.     Referral of matters by Tasmanian national preventive mechanism
   22.     Provision of information to Tasmanian national preventive mechanism
   23.     Disclosure of information by national preventive mechanism
   24.     Annual report

           Division 4 - Offences

   25.     Disclosure of information by Tasmanian national preventive mechanism
   26.     Offence not to comply with requirement of Tasmanian national
           preventive mechanism
   27.     Offences against Tasmanian national preventive mechanism

   PART 3 - Monitoring by the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention
   of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
   Punishment

   28.     Interpretation
   29.     Ministerial arrangements
   30.     Duties of detaining authority and responsible Minister for places of
           detention
   31.     Subcommittee's access to places of detention
   32.     Access to information
   33.     Subcommittee may interview detainees and other persons

   PART 4 - Provision of Information

   34.     Exemption from Personal Information Protection Act 2004
   35.     Protections for provision of information
   36.     Protection from reprisal

   PART 5 - Miscellaneous

   37.     Directions of responsible Minister
   38.     Protection from liability
   39.     Regulations
   40.     Administration of Act
           SCHEDULE 1


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