122_2025 — Detention Guard Regulation

s. 1 — Definitions

In this regulation:

s. 1 — Act

Act means the Police Act;

s. 1 — health practitioner

health practitioner means

s. 1(a)

a medical practitioner,

s. 1(b)

a nurse practitioner, or

s. 1(c)

any other person who is authorized to practise a designated health profession within the meaning of the Health Professions Act.

s. 2 — Health practitioners excluded from definition of "detention guard duties" in Act

The powers, duties and functions of a health practitioner are excluded from the definition of "detention guard duties" in section 30.1 [definition for Part 5.1] of the Act if

s. 2(a)

the powers, duties and functions are carried out in providing treatment or care to persons held in a place of detention, and

s. 2(b)

the treatment or care is provided under a contract or other arrangement with

s. 2(b)(i)

a police service,

s. 2(b)(ii)

a municipal police board, or

s. 2(b)(iii)

a municipality.

s. 3 — Provisions of Part 7.1 applicable to detention guards

The following provisions of Part 7.1 [Independent Investigations Office] of the Act apply in relation to a detention guard as if the detention guard were an officer:

s. 3(a)

section 38.101 [officers to cooperate with independent investigations office];

s. 3(b)

section 38.102 [use of statements made by officers].