New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN (DETENTION CENTRES) ACT 1987 - SECT 5

5 Establishment of detention centres

(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare any premises specified or described in the order to be a detention centre for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The regulations may prescribe different classes of detention centre for the detention of different classes of person.

(3) While a regulation referred to in subsection (2) is in force, an order under subsection (1) shall specify the class of detention centre to which the detention centre referred to in the order shall belong.

(4) The Minister may, by the order by which any premises are declared to be a detention centre or by a subsequent order published in the Gazette, give a name to the detention centre.

Note: For orders under this section see Gazettes No 67 of 12.4.2001, p 1881; No 200 of 17.12.2004, p 9387; No 86 of 8.7.2005, p 3612; No 120 of 30.9.2005, p 7905 and No 93 of 1.8.2008, p 7384.