South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts59A—Power of arrest by officers of the Department
(1) An officer of the
Department may, without warrant, apprehend any youth who has escaped from
custody or who the officer has reasonable grounds to believe is otherwise
unlawfully at large.
(2) An officer of the
Department may, in exercising powers under subsection (1), break into any
premises where the officer reasonably suspects the youth to be.
(3) A youth
apprehended under this section must be returned forthwith to a training
centre.
(4) However, if the
youth is arrested outside an area specified in the regulations, the youth may
be detained—
(a) with
a person or in a place (other than a prison) approved by the Minister; or
(b) if
it is not reasonably practicable to detain the youth as provided by
paragraph (a), in a police prison, or in a police station, watch-house or
lock-up approved by the Minister,
but only until such time as it is reasonably practicable to transfer the youth
to a training centre.
(5) The person for the
time being in charge of a police prison, police station, watch-house or
lock-up in which a youth is detained under this section must take such steps
as are reasonably practicable to keep the youth from coming into contact with
any adult person detained in that place.