YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1997 - SECT 132 Prohibited actions
YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1997 - SECT 132
Prohibited actions
The following actions are prohibited in relation to a detainee while in a detention centre:(a) the use of isolation, within the meaning of section 133 , as a punishment except as provided in that section;(b) the use of physical force unless it is reasonable and (i) is necessary to prevent the detainee from harming himself or herself or anyone else; or(ii) is necessary to prevent the detainee from damaging property; or(iii) is necessary for the security of the centre; or(iv) is otherwise authorised by or under this or any other Act or at common law;(c) the administering of corporal punishment, that is, any action which inflicts, or is intended to inflict, physical pain or discomfort on the detainee as a punishment;(d) the use of any form of psychological pressure intended to intimidate or humiliate the detainee;(e) the use of any form of physical or emotional abuse;(f) the adoption of any kind of discriminatory treatment.