CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 177 Visits by family members etc

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 177

    (1)     The director-general must ensure that each detention place has suitable facilities for young detainees to receive visits from family members and significant people.

    (2)     One family member or significant person may visit a young detainee for at least 1 hour each week.

Note     A young detainee has a right to reasonable opportunities to receive visits from family members and significant people (see s 141 (1) (g)).

    (3)     For chapter 8, subsection (2) is taken to provide an entitlement for each young detainee in relation to visits by family members.

    (4)     However, the director-general may give directions denying or limiting a visit mentioned in subsection (2) if the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     the visit may—

              (i)     undermine security or good order at a detention place; or

              (ii)     revictimise a victim; or

              (iii)     circumvent any process for investigating complaints or reviewing decisions under this Act; or

              (iv)     have the purpose of causing community distress; or

              (v)     cause harm to the young detainee; or

        (b)     the direction is necessary and reasonable to safeguard the best interests of the young detainee.

    (5)     Also, this section is subject to division 6.6.5 (Access to detention places).