Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 225

    (1)     A youth detention officer may use force under this division only if the officer—

        (a)     gives a clear warning of the intended use of force; and

        (b)     allows enough time for the warning to be observed; and

        (c)     uses no more force than is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and

        (d)     uses force, as far as practicable, in a way that reduces the risk of causing injury.

    (2)     However, the youth detention officer need not comply with subsection (1) (a) or (b) if, in urgent circumstances, the officer believes on reasonable grounds that doing so would create a risk of injury to the officer, the young detainee or anyone else.

Example—urgent circumstances

the young detainee is assaulting someone or engaging in self-harm