C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care

20.01. Immigration detainees feel safe in the detention environment, and their sense of safety is regularly reviewed.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,20. Separation of categories of detainees

19.02. The use of force against immigration detainees is explicitly governed by law and regulation, and limited to use in self-defence or other measures necessary to protect life and safety.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,19. Use of Force

19.03. Arbitrary, abusive, or otherwise excessive use of force by law enforcement officials is a criminal offence.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,19. Use of Force

18.13. The detainee is informed of any proposal to use methods of restraint, the type of method of restraint proposed, the reasons therefor, and his/her attendant rights.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,18. Means of Restraint

18.14. The detainee is entitled to seek a second opinion from a suitably qualified medical practitioner of his/her choosing prior to use of restraint and as soon as possible after the restraint is removed.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,18. Means of Restraint

18.15. The use of all methods of restraint to effect deportation or removal are medically authorised, supervised and monitored.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,18. Means of Restraint

18.16. There is effective access to an independent complaints process.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,18. Means of Restraint

19.01. Staff and law enforcement officials understand and respect the non-criminal status of immigration detainees and character of their detention and there is an ethic of non-violence that underpins the use of force as a last resort to maintain security and order, or when personal safety is threatened.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,19. Use of Force

18.06. The use of chemical forms of restraint on children is prohibited.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,18. Means of Restraint

18.07. Restraints are not used during external visits or hearings, subject to a risk assessment authorising exceptional use.

C. Treatment and Duty of Protection and Care,18. Means of Restraint