CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 150 Emergency powers

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 150

    (1)     While an emergency is declared under section 149 in relation to a detention place, the director-general may do 1 or more of the following:

        (a)     restrict any activity at the place;

        (b)     restrict access in, or to or from, the place or any part of the place;

        (c)     restrict communications between a young detainee and anyone else;

        (d)     authorise a police officer or public servant to exercise any function exercisable by a youth detention officer under the criminal matters chapters in accordance with any direction by the director-general.

    (2)     The director-general must ensure that action taken under this section is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances.

Note     Section 141 (Detention places—minimum living conditions) continues to apply during an emergency (see s 141 (1)).