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PERIODIC DETENTION REGULATIONS (NO. 34 OF 1995) - REG 16

16. (1) A detainee shall not be required to work more than 8 hours per day inclusive of meal and tea breaks.

(2) A tea break of 10 minutes shall be taken by a detainee during any morning or afternoon during which the detainee is required to work for more than 3 hours.

(3) A meal break of 45 minutes shall be taken by a detainee between the hours of 12 noon and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

(4) An officer shall not direct a detainee to perform work—

        (a)     in consequence of a contravention of these regulations or the standing orders; or

        (b)     that would personally benefit a person who is an officer of, or otherwise engaged by, the Territory, a Territory authority, an institution, or home, of the kind referred to in subsection 15 (2) of the Act.

Reports concerning physical or mental risks to detainees



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