Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 217

    (1)     The director-general—

        (a)     may review a segregation direction (the original segregation direction ) at any time, on the director-general's own initiative or on request by the young detainee; and

        (b)     must review the direction before any transfer of the young detainee to a correctional centre or elsewhere; and

        (c)     must review the direction—

              (i)     before the end of 7 days after it has been in force (the initial review ); and

              (ii)     before the end of 7 days after the day of the initial review; and

              (iii)     before the end of each subsequent period of 14 days while it remains in force; and

        (d)     for a health segregation direction—must review the direction on request by a treating doctor.

    (2)     After reviewing the original segregation direction, the director-general may—

        (a)     confirm the direction; or

        (b)     make a further segregation direction under the same provision that the original segregation direction was made under if the grounds for making the direction exist; or

        (c)     revoke the original segregation direction under section 212 (3), section 213 (3) or section 214  (2).

    (3)     When acting under subsection (2) in relation to a health segregation direction, the director-general must have regard to any advice by a treating doctor given in relation to the segregation.

    (4)     To remove any doubt, the director-general may make more than 1 further segregation direction after a review.