Part 2 s 17 Crimes of Torture Act 1989 Version as at 1 July 2023 Visits by Subcommittee Heading: added, on 5 December 2006, by section 7 of the Crimes of Torture Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 68). 17 Purpose of sections 18 to 20 The purpose of sections 18 to 20 is to enable the Subcommittee to fulfil its mandate set out in Article 11 of the Optional Protocol. Section 17: added, on 5 December 2006, by section 7 of the Crimes of Torture Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 68). 18 Subcommittee’s access to information Every person must permit the Subcommittee to have unrestricted access to the following information in relation to places of detention in New Zealand: (a) the number of places of detention: (b) the location of places of detention: (c) the number of detainees: (d) the treatment of detainees: (e) the conditions of detention applying to detainees. Section 18: added, on 5 December 2006, by section 7 of the Crimes of Torture Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 68). 19 Subcommittee’s access to places of detention and persons detained Every person must permit the Subcommittee to have unrestricted access to— (a) any place of detention in New Zealand and to every part of that place: (b) any person in a place of detention. Section 19: added, on 5 December 2006, by section 7 of the Crimes of Torture Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 68). 20 Subcommittee may conduct interviews (1) Every person must permit the Subcommittee to interview, without witnesses, either personally or through an interpreter,— (2) 10 (a) any person in a place of detention: (b) any other person who the Subcommittee believes may be able to provide relevant information. No person or agency who has provided information in good faith to the Sub‐ committee may, in respect of the provision of that information, be subject to any— (a) criminal liability: (b) civil liability: (c) disciplinary process: (d) change in detention conditions: