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18.08. Detainees are not handcuffed or otherwise restrained during medical or dental examinations or administrative or judicial hearings.

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

18.09. Details of all methods of restraint used are carefully documented on individual case files and in a central register.

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

18.10. Use of methods of restraint are only authorised at the highest levels.

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

18.11. Use of restraint is carefully documented and monitored and detainees are medically examined prior to use of restraint and as soon as possible after the restraint is removed.

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

18.12. Any use of chemical restraint is medically authorised, closely monitored and never used prior to interviews or hearings.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

19.04. No more force is used than is strictly necessary and the carrying and use of weapons by personnel is prohibited.

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

19.05. Use of force is fully documented and reported in an incidents register and in individual case files, and effective review procedures are in place.

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

19.06. If force is used as a last resort against a detainee, the health of the detainee is fully protected and the detainee is medically examined whenever required, and as soon as possible after force is used.

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

19.07. A detainee against whom force is used is entitled to seek a second opinion from a suitably qualified medical practitioner of his/her choosing as soon as possible after force is used.

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

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

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

19.09. Where the use of force is unlawful, there are effective lines of accountability through to superior officers, subordinates cannot claim obedience to superior orders as a defence, and subordinates who refuse to obey orders are duly protected.

19. Use of Force 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.

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

20.02. Social, physical and medical vulnerabilities, including risk of self-harm or suicide, are identified and assessed on arrival, and affected individuals are protected, as appropriate, and their care is subject to periodic review.

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