Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 193

193 Probation orders—requirements

(1) A probation order made against a child must require—

(a) that the child must report in person to the chief executive within 1 business day after the order is made or any longer period that may be specified in the order; and

(b) that, during the probation order—

(i) the child must abstain from violation of the law; and

(ii) the child must satisfactorily attend programs as directed by the chief executive; and

(iii) the child must comply with every reasonable direction of the chief executive; and

(iv) the child must report and receive visits as directed by the chief executive; and

(v) the child or a parent of the child must notify the chief executive within 2 business days of any change of address, employment or school; and

(vi) the child must not leave, or stay out of, Queensland during the probation period, without the prior approval of the chief executive.

(2) A probation order made against a child may contain requirements that the child must comply during the whole or a part of the probation period with conditions that the court considers necessary or desirable for preventing—

(a) a repetition by the child of the offence in relation to which the order was made; or

(b) the commission by the child of other offences.

Example of a condition—

a condition imposing a curfew on the child

(3) An order may contain a requirement that the child must comply with outside the State.

Example—

An order may require the child to attend a particular educational establishment that is located outside the State.

(4) A requirement imposed by a court under subsection (2) —

(a) must relate to the offence for which the probation is made; and

(b) must be supported by the court’s written reasons; and

(c) must not require the child to wear a monitoring device.