Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)

Chapter X : Independent Correctional Centre Visitors

94. Visitors' Committee

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1)Where appropriate, the Inspecting Judge may establish a Visitors' Committee for a particular area consisting of the Independent Correctional Centre Visitors appointed to correctional centres in that area.

 

2)The Committee must meet at least quarterly.

 

3)The functions of the Committee are-
a)to consider unresolved complaints with a view to their resolution;
b)to submit to the Inspecting Judge those complaints which the Committee cannot resolve;
c)to organise a schedule of visits;
d)to extend and promote the community’s interest and involvement in correctional matters; and
e)to submit minutes of meetings to the Inspecting Judge.