Queensland Numbered Acts

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2019 - SECT 183

183 Amendment of s 263 (Management of detention centres)

Section 263 —
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(7) Subsection (8) applies in relation to the chief executive’s consideration of—

(a) the Human Rights Act 2019 , section 30(2) in relation to a child detained in a detention centre on remand; and

(b) the segregation of the child mentioned in paragraph (a) from a child detained on sentence.

(8) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the chief executive does not contravene the Human Rights Act 2019 , section 58(1) only because the chief executive’s consideration takes into account—

(a) the safety and wellbeing of the child on remand and other detainees; and

(b) the chief executive’s responsibilities and obligations under this section.