Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 231

    (1)     The director-general may, orally or in writing, give a direction to a visitor at a detention place to do, or not do, something if the director-general believes on reasonable grounds that the direction is necessary and reasonable—

        (a)     to ensure compliance with the visiting conditions; or

        (b)     for security or good order at a detention place.

Note     The director-general may also direct a youth detention officer to search a visitor (see s 274).

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a direction given to the person under this section.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (4)     Subsection (2) does not apply if the person takes reasonable steps to comply with the direction.