Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), the police officer detaining a child under this Part must ensure that the child is not detained together with persons who are 18 years of age or older.
Note
A contravention of this subsection may be an offence under section 13AZZX.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the nominated senior police officer in relation to the child approves the child being detained together with persons who are 18 years of age or older.
(3) The nominated senior police officer in relation to the child may give an approval under subsection (2) only if there are exceptional circumstances justifying the giving of the approval.
(4) An approval under subsection (2) must—
(a) be given in writing; and
(b) set out the exceptional circumstances that justify the giving of the approval.
S. 13AZA inserted by No. 32/2018 s. 9.