Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 301S

301S Particular entities to be notified about declaration

(1) This section applies if either of the following events (each a
"declaration event" ) happens—

(a) a temporary detention centre declaration is made, or is extended or further extended under section 301K ; or

(b) a regulation is made under section 301N .

(2) As soon as practicable after the declaration event happens, the chief executive must give a notice about the declaration event to each of the following entities—

(a) the chief executive of the department that is mainly responsible for any of the following matters—

(i) child protection services;

(ii) court services;

(iii) education;

(iv) health;

(v) planning;

(b) the chief executive officer of the local government for the local government area in which the temporary detention centre the subject of the declaration or regulation is located;

(c) the chief psychiatrist under the Mental Health Act 2016 ;

(d) the commissioner of the police service;

(e) the Queensland Family and Child Commission under the Family and Child Commission Act 2014 ;

(f) the director of public prosecutions;

(g) the human rights commissioner;

(h) the inspector of detention services;

(i) the following judicial officers—

(i) the Chief Justice of Queensland;

(ii) the Chief Judge of the District Court of Queensland;

(iii) the Chief Magistrate;

(iv) the president of the Childrens Court;

(j) the ombudsman;

(k) the public guardian;

(l) the following legal entities—

(i) the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld) Ltd ACN 116 314 562;

(ii) the Bar Association of Queensland ACN 009 717 739;

(iii) Legal Aid Queensland;

(iv) the Queensland Law Society.

Note—

See the Legal Profession Act 2007 , section 679 (2) .