NPM Submission - Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Bill 2022 (Qld)

In response to the call for submissions by the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, the following bodies, members of Australia’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) provided comment on the Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Bill 2022 (Qld), which was introduced to the Queensland Parliament on 1 December 2022.

* Commonwealth Ombudsman
* Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Human Rights Commission
* ACT Inspector of Correctional Services
* ACT Ombudsman
* Office of the Children's Commissioner (Northern Territory (NT))
* NT Community Visitor Program
* Office of the Ombudsman (NT)
* Official visitor scheme (South Australia (SA))
* Training Centre Visitor (SA)
* Tasmanian NPM
* Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services (Western Australia)

Part of the role of NPMs, in accordance with Article 19(c) of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), is to submit proposals and observations concerning existing or draft legislation.

You can read the submission here.