CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 100 Detaining young detainees at court—young detainees to be kept separate from adult

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 100

    (1)     This section applies if a young detainee who is under 18 years old has been transported—

        (a)     from a detention place to a court; or

        (b)     from a court to a detention place.

    (2)     The young detainee may be detained at the court—

        (a)     before a hearing relating to the young detainee; or

        (b)     after a hearing relating to the young detainee but before the young detainee is transported to the detention place.

    (3)     However, the young detainee must not be placed in a room with an adult who is under detention.

Note     The Corrections Management Act 2007

, s 33 (Detention in court cells) and s 33A (Detention in court cells—additional provisions for young detainees) also apply to young detainees.