Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 324

    (1)     The review officer for a review in relation to an accused detainee must give written notice of the review to the accused detainee and the director-general.

    (2)     The notice must include the following:

        (a)     a statement about where and when the review is to start;

        (b)     details of the disciplinary charge or disciplinary action to which the review relates;

        (c)     a statement about the effect of section 323;

        (d)     a statement about the effect of subsections (3) to (5);

        (e)     a statement to the effect that the review officer may hold a hearing for the review in accordance with part 9.3 (Disciplinary hearing procedures);

        (f)     the closing date for submissions by the accused detainee.

    (3)     The accused detainee may make submissions to the review officer for the review in any form acceptable to the review officer.

Example—acceptable form

an audio recording or a document written for an accused detainee

    (4)     The director-general must—

        (a)     offer to provide reasonable assistance to the accused detainee to put the submissions in a form acceptable to the review officer; and

        (b)     tell the accused detainee about the assistance the detainee is entitled to under subsection (5).

    (5)     The accused detainee is entitled to reasonable assistance from 1 or 2 support people for the purpose of preparing submissions.

    (6)     The review officer must consider any submission given to the review officer by the accused detainee before the closing date for submissions stated in the notice of the review given to the accused detainee.