Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 269

269 Leave of absence

(1) Subject to this Act, the chief executive may, by written notice given to a child detained in a detention centre, and subject to conditions that the chief executive determines, grant the child leave of absence.

(2) The leave may only be granted—

(a) for a specified period; and

(b) for a specified purpose set out in subsection (3) ; and

(c) subject to specified conditions.

(3) The purposes for which leave may be granted are—

(a) to seek or engage in paid or unpaid employment; and

(b) to attend any place for educational or training purposes; and

(c) to visit the child’s family, relatives or friends; and

(d) to take part in sport, recreation or entertainment in the community; and

(e) to attend any place for medical examination or treatment; and

(f) to attend a funeral; and

(g) any other purpose that the chief executive considers will assist in the child’s reintegration into the community.

(4) The leave must not be subject to a condition that the child must wear a monitoring device.

(5) If a child is granted leave of absence—

(a) the child is taken to be in lawful custody during the period of leave; and

(b) the period of leave counts as part of the child’s period of detention.

(6) If the child contravenes a condition imposed in relation to a grant of leave of absence (other than a condition with respect to returning to a detention centre) the chief executive may, in writing—

(a) vary the conditions of the grant; or

(b) cancel the leave of absence.