Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MONITORING OF PLACES OF DETENTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024 (NO. 41 OF 2024) - SCHEDULE 2

Schedule 2     New Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Regulation

(see s 4)

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Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Regulation 2024

Subordinate Law SL2024-

made under the

Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Act 2018

1     Name of regulation

This regulation is the Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Regulation 2024 .

2     NPM entities—Act, s 8C (2)

The NPM is comprised of—

        (a)     the custodial inspector; and

        (b)     the human rights commission; and

        (c)     the ombudsman.

3     Functions of the NPM—guidelines—Act, s 8E (3) (c)

The guidelines must provide for how the entities that comprise the NPM work together to efficiently and effectively exercise functions as the NPM.

4     Arrangements for staff—Act, s 8G

    (1)     This section applies if the Commonwealth Ombudsman is the ombudsman.

    (2)     A person who is a member of the ombudsman staff under the Ombudsman Act 1989

, section 30 (2) (b) is prescribed.

Note     The person must be appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 1999

(Cwlth).