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02.04. Detainees have a reasonable opportunity to notify legal counsel, family, friends and support groups of transfer and free telephone and fax facilities are made available for this purpose.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.05. There is a complete and secure record of all movements of detainees.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.06. Staff receiving or escorting transferred detainees with special needs or vulnerabilities are fully and appropriately briefed.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.07. Procedures are in place for administering medically prescribed medication and First Aid during escort, as required, and sick detainees requiring specialist treatment are transferred to a specialised institution or civilian hospital.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.08. Use and methods of restraint are subject to an individualised risk assessment following a medical examination, and then only for as long as is strictly necessary.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.09. Detainees have an adequate opportunity to pack their belongings and prepare themselves for transfer.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.10. Transportation is appropriate for people with special needs, such as children, pregnant women, the elderly, people with a disability.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.11. Unless related, male and female detainees and children are transported separately.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.12. Transit or transfer does not ordinarily take place at night and, if unavoidable, reasons are fully documented.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

02.13. Detainees are held in conveyances for the shortest possible time and are not required to remain in transportation vehicles during mealtimes, prayer times or at night, unless unavoidable.

02. Transit and Transfer A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.01. There is a detention register that is numbered and bound, which records identity, time, date and grounds of detention, the competent authority responsible for the detention, and which detainees sign.

03. Arrival and Reception A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.02. There is a valid order for detention, duly entered into the detention register.

03. Arrival and Reception A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.03. Detention is in a public establishment, and immigration detainees are not comingled with those detained under the criminal law.

03. Arrival and Reception A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.04. Detention is in a place reasonably accessible for visits from family, friends, legal advisers and community support.

03. Arrival and Reception A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.05. The place of detention was expecting the detainees and was ready to receive them.

03. Arrival and Reception A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.06. Clear and accurate information on rights, routines, services, rules and procedures are routinely provided to detainees, and detainees are helped to understand them, especially if they are illiterate or may otherwise have difficulty doing so.

03. Arrival and Reception A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.07. Family accommodation is provided, and arrival and reception formalities can take place there.

03. Arrival and Reception A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.08. Family accommodation is child friendly and suitable to the needs of unaccompanied and separated children.

03. Arrival and Reception A. Detention and Immigration Procedures

03.09. Health screening is provided on arrival by a suitably qualified medical doctor in private or, in the case of children, with the permission and involvement of a parent, carer or independent guardian.

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03.10. Social, physical and medical vulnerabilities, including risk of self-harm or suicide, are identified and assessed as early as possible, and in any event on arrival, appropriate care plans are developed, and affected individuals are protected, as appropriate.

03. Arrival and Reception A. Detention and Immigration Procedures