Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 262A

262A Human Rights Act 2019, s 58 does not apply to particular acts and decisions

(1) It is declared that the Human Rights Act 2019 , section 58 does not apply to acts and decisions that—

(a) are reasonably necessary for the administration of this Act; and

(b) relate to—

(i) a child in a relevant detention centre; or

(ii) the placing of a child in a relevant detention centre.

Examples of acts and decisions—

• a decision by the chief executive under section 56 or 265 to place a child in a relevant detention centre

• the transportation of a child to a relevant detention centre

• the chief executive’s carrying out of their responsibility under section 263 for the wellbeing of a child detained in a relevant detention centre

• the chief executive’s carrying out of their responsibility under section 302 to establish programs and services for a child detained in a relevant detention centre

(2) This section expires on 31 December 2026.

(3) A regulation may postpone the expiry of this section but can not postpone the expiry for more than 1 year after 31 December 2026.

(4) In this section—

"relevant detention centre" means a detention centre established by a regulation to which section 262 (2) applies.