Victorian Current Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 - SECT 600

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

        (a)     reports for the purposes of this Act; and

        (b)     the earnings of a person detained in a youth residential centre or youth justice centre; and

        (c)     the remission of sentences of detention in a youth residential centre or youth justice centre; and

        (d)     the appointment, powers, duties and functions of persons responsible for youth supervision programs; and

        (e)     the appointment, powers, duties and functions of youth justice officers; and

        (f)     the appointment, powers, duties and functions of youth parole officers; and

        (g)     prescribing the terms and conditions to be included in parole orders; and

        (h)     prescribing standards to be observed—

S. 600(1)(h)(i) substituted by No. 61/2014 s. 93(a).

              (i)     for the protection, care or accommodation of persons placed in the care of the Secretary or under the control or supervision of the Secretary or for whom the Secretary has parental responsibility; and

              (ii)     in performing any function, supplying any service or otherwise carrying out the objects of this Act; and

S. 600(1)(i) repealed by No. 17/2023 s. 52.

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S. 600(1)(j) substituted by No. 61/2014 s. 93(b).

        (j)     the care, control and management of persons placed in out of home care services or for whom the Secretary has parental responsibility; and

S. 600(1)(ja) inserted by No. 6/2024 s. 100.

        (ja)     prescribing classes of community service that may be specified in an Order under section 44(2); and

        (k)     the conduct, management and supervision of community services, youth residential centres, youth justice centres, remand centres, youth justice units and any other institutions or places established under this Act or under the control of the Secretary; and

        (l)     the care, control and management of persons in youth residential centres, youth justice centres, remand centres and youth justice units or otherwise in the legal custody of the Secretary; and

        (m)     the entitlements of persons detained in remand centres, youth residential centres or youth justice centres or of children detained in police gaols or other places prescribed for the purposes of section 347 and the responsibility of the Secretary, the Chief Commissioner of Police or any other person with respect to those entitlements; and

        (n)     the management, good order and security of remand centres, youth residential centres or youth justice centres in which persons are detained or of police gaols or other places prescribed for the purposes of section 347 in which children are detained; and

S. 600(1)(o) amended by No. 5/2006 s. 17(2)(a), repealed by No. 54/2011 s. 11.

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        (p)     the particulars of the use of isolation to be recorded under section 488(6) ; and

S. 600(1)(pa) inserted by No. 5/2006 s. 17(2)(b).

        (pa)     visits to remand centres, youth residential centres or youth justice centres and searches of visitors; and

        (q)     providing for the admission of ministers of religion to community services, youth residential centres, youth justice centres, remand centres, youth justice units and any other institutions or places established under this Act or under the control of the Secretary for the purpose of the spiritual welfare and pastoral care of persons accommodated or detained in those places; and

        (r)     prescribing regions of the State for the purpose of Division 1 of Part 5.2 and Division 7 of Part 5.3; and

        (s)     all matters necessary for the good order, discipline, safe custody and health of children in respect of whom a youth attendance order is in force; and

        (t)     the variation by the Secretary under section 402 of details relating to the dates and times of attendance at a youth justice unit; and

        (u)     the conduct, management and supervision of youth supervision programs; and

              (v)     the conduct and management of group conference programs; and

        (w)     prescribing the nature of reasonable directions which may be given by the Secretary in relation to youth attendance orders; and

S. 600(1)(x) repealed by No. 61/2014 s. 149.

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        (y)     prescribing institutions or places in which children remanded in custody by a court or a bail justice may be placed; and

        (z)     Division 5 of Part 5.3 generally including—

              (i)     the matters to be specified in applications or orders made or notices given under that Division; and

              (ii)     the manner of making applications under section 377; and

              (iii)     the procedure of the Court and of the appropriate registrar under that Division; and

              (iv)     securing the attendance of a child before the Court and the production of documents by a child to the Court under that Division; and

              (v)     the functions of the appropriate registrar under that Division; and

        (za)     prescribing forms; and

        (zb)     prescribing fees for the purposes of section 537(3); and

(zc)     prescribing the fees, costs and charges payable in respect of the exercise by a registrar of any jurisdiction, power or authority vested in the registrar as registrar under Schedule 3; and

        (zd)     generally prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

    (2)     Regulations made under this Act may be made—

        (a)     so as to apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document, code, standard, rule, specification or method formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any authority or body whether—

              (i)     wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

              (ii)     as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the regulations are made or at any time before then; and

        (b)     so as to apply—

              (i)     at all times or at a specified time; or

              (ii)     throughout the whole of the State or in a specified part of the State; or

              (iii)     as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

(c)     so as to confer a discretionary authority on a specified court official or a specified class of court official; and

        (d)     so as to provide for the exemption of persons or proceedings or a class of persons or proceedings from any of the regulations providing for the imposition of fees; and

        (e)     so as to impose a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations.

Ch. 8 Pt 8.5A (Headings and ss 600A–600ZC) inserted by No. 11/2020 s. 25, amended by Nos 96/2005 s. 600ZC (as amended by Nos 27/2020 s. 10, 11/2021 s. 204, 11/2022 s. 5), 27/2020 ss 7– 10, 11/2021 ss 196(3), 203, 204, 53/2021 ss 23, 24, 11/2022 s. 5, repealed by No. 26/2023 s. 59.

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Part 8.6—Repeals and transitional provisions

Ss 601–604 repealed by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch.  1 item 9.2).

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S. 605 repealed by No. 25/2009 s. 38(3).

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