New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) REGULATION 2014 - REG 30

30 Linguistic and cultural factors to be considered

(1) On becoming aware that an inmate who is being interviewed for the purposes of this Part may be disadvantaged by linguistic or cultural factors, an interviewer must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the inmate has the assistance of a person who can act as an appropriate interpreter or provide appropriate cultural guidance.

(2) The person need not be present at the interview so long as he or she is available to the inmate by telephone, closed-circuit television or other electronic means during the interview.

(3) If the interviewer makes a report that assesses an inmate for the purposes of this Part, the interviewer--

(a) must take into consideration any linguistic or cultural factors that may disadvantage the inmate, and

(b) must refer in the report to the extent to which, in the interviewer's opinion, the factors are significant in relation to the assessment.