Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The director-general must ensure that—
(a) young detainees have a standard of health care equivalent to that available to other people in the ACT; and
(b) arrangements are made to ensure the provision of appropriate health services for young detainees; and
(c) conditions in detention promote the health and wellbeing of young detainees; and
(d) as far as practicable, young detainees are not exposed to risks of infection.
Note The director-general may direct that a young detainee be transferred to a health facility (see s 109).
(2) In particular, the director-general must ensure that young detainees have access to—
(a) regular health checks; and
(b) timely treatment where necessary, particularly in urgent circumstances; and
(c) hospital care where necessary; and
(d) as far as practicable—
(i) specialist health services from health practitioners; and
(ii) necessary health care programs, including rehabilitation programs.
Note The director-general may also ask for a health report about a young detainee (see s 186).
(3) For chapter 8, subsections (1) and (2) are taken to provide an entitlement for each young detainee in relation to health care.
(4) A regulation may make provision in relation to health services for young detainees, including provision about the following:
(a) the provision of health service clinics for young detainees;
(b) appointments for young detainees with health practitioners;
(c) rehabilitation for young detainees who suffer personal injury arising out of or in the course of their detention;
(d) security arrangements for young detainees visiting health practitioners or health facilities, particularly outside detention places.
(5) For chapter 8, a young detainee's entitlement in relation to health care includes anything expressed to be an entitlement in a regulation made for subsection (4).