Victorian Current Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 - SECT 488C

    (1)     The officer in charge of the youth justice facility may require any person who wishes to enter, or who has entered, a youth justice facility as a visitor to give the officer information as to—

        (a)     the purpose of the visit or intended visit;

        (b)     the person's identity, address, occupation and age;

        (c)     the person's relationship (if any) to any detainee the person wishes to visit.

    (2)     A person who wishes to enter or has entered a youth justice facility as a visitor must not knowingly give to the officer in charge of the facility or any other officer information that is false or misleading.

Penalty:     5 penalty units.

    (3)     If, when asked, a person does not give the required information to the officer in charge of the youth justice facility or gives information to that officer or any other officer that is false or misleading, the officer in charge of the facility may—

        (a)     if the person has not entered the facility, by order prohibit the person from entering the facility; or

        (b)     if the person has entered the facility, order the person to leave the facility immediately.

    (4)     A person must not disobey an order under subsection (3).

Penalty:     5 penalty units.

    (5)     A person ordered to leave a youth justice facility under this section may only re-enter the facility with the permission of the officer in charge of the facility.

S. 488D inserted by No. 5/2006 s. 18 (as amended by No. 48/2006 s. 37(2)(3)).