Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 190

    (1)     The director-general—

        (a)     must give a young detainee a security classification; and

        (b)     may review the classification at any time.

    (2)     When deciding a young detainee's security classification, the director-general must consider the following:

        (a)     the reason for the detention, including the nature of any offence for which the young detainee is detained;

        (b)     the risks posed by the young detainee if the young detainee were to escape;

        (c)     the risk of the young detainee escaping;

        (d)     the risks posed by the young detainee while at a detention place;

        (e)     the risks to the young detainee of being accommodated with particular young detainees or in particular areas at a detention place;

        (f)     any other matter prescribed by regulation.

    (3)     The director-general may also consider anything else the director-general considers relevant.

    (4)     The security measures to which a young detainee is subject under a security classification must be the minimum necessary to ensure secure detention of the young detainee.