# Person in immigration detention may have access to certain advice, facilities etc.

> act-s256 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

256 Person in immigration detention may have access to certain
          advice, facilities etc.
               Where a person is in immigration detention under this Act, the
               person responsible for his or her immigration detention shall, at the
               request of the person in immigration detention, give to him or her
               application forms for a visa or afford to him or her all reasonable
               facilities for making a statutory declaration for the purposes of this
               Act or for obtaining legal advice or taking legal proceedings in
               relation to his or her immigration detention.