(3) During these visits, the Commissioner has the right to have unrestricted
access to all the premises of any place of detention and is entitled to
interview in private any person whom the she deems appropriate.
(4) The state competent authorities are required to provide the
Commissioner with the information set out in the Protocol.
(5) After each visit, the Commissioner draws up a Report which sets out her
findings and includes, if necessary, recommendations and other advice.
Then, each authority in charge of the administration of a place of detention
is required to submit a report on the measures taken on the basis of the
Commissioner's report or recommendations.
(6) The Commissioner has the mandate to make recommendations for the
improvement of the legislation in force and to express her views to the
House of Representatives during the consideration of relevant Bills.
(7) The Commissioner is required to inform the Attorney General of the
Republic of Cyprus and the Independent Authority for the Investigation of
Allegations and Complaints against the Police of any cases of allegations
from detainees of human rights violations.
(8) The Commissioner shall submit an Annual Report to the President of
the Republic, which she shall communicate to the Council of Ministers, the
House of Representatives and the Attorney General of the Republic, and
then publish.
(9)
In
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
the
Commissioner
for
Administration Laws, the Commissioner shall have the necessary staff
and/or any additional staff of officers with such qualifications and such
terms of service as shall be laid down in regulations approved by the Council
of Ministers and the House of Representatives.
The responsibilities of the Office of the Commissioner for Administration
have greatly expanded since the ratification of the Optional Protocol. Until
present, the duties of the Commissioner for Administration included visiting
detention centres, obtaining information and submitting Reports in the
context of investigating an individual complaint.
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