Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 109A

    (1)     This section applies if the director-general has made a direction under section 109 for the transfer of a young detainee from a detention place to an approved mental health facility or approved community care facility.

    (2)     The director-general must tell the director-general responsible for the Mental Health Act 2015

in writing about any change in the young detainee's status as a young detainee.

Examples

1     the person's sentence of imprisonment ends

2     the person is released on parole

3     the person is otherwise released from detention

    (3)     In this section:

"approved community care facility"—see the Mental Health Act 2015

, dictionary.

"approved mental health facility"—see the Mental Health Act 2015

, dictionary.