Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 282A

282A Eligible persons register

(1) The chief executive must keep a register of persons who are eligible to receive information (
"detainee information" ) under section 282F about a child detained in a detention centre who has been sentenced to detention for a violent offence or a sexual offence.

(2) The following persons (each an
"applicant" ) may apply in writing to the chief executive to be registered as an eligible person in relation to the child—

(a) a victim of the offence;

(b) if a victim is deceased because of the offence—an immediate family member of the deceased victim;

(c) if a victim is a child or has a legal incapacity—the victim’s parent;

(d) another person who satisfies the chief executive the person’s life or physical safety could reasonably be expected to be endangered because of—

(i) the child’s history of violence against the person; or

Example—

a domestic violence order has been made against the child under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 for the benefit of the person

(ii) a connection between the person and the offence.

(3) An application must be accompanied by documentary evidence satisfying the chief executive of the applicant’s identity.

(4) The applicant may nominate a person (a
"nominee" ) to receive the detainee information for the applicant.

Example—

a victim support worker from a victims’ support agency

(5) Before deciding an applicant is eligible under subsection (2) (d) to make the application, the chief executive must give the child a reasonable opportunity to make a submission to the chief executive about why the applicant should not be registered as an eligible person.

(6) In this section—

"sexual offence" see the Corrective Services Act 2006 , schedule 4 .

"violent offence" means an offence in which a victim suffers actual or threatened violence.