Western Australian Current Acts

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1994 - SECT 136A

136A .         Express conditions: specified places

        (1)         A supervised release order may include a condition that, while the order is in force, the offender is to remain at a specified place, for specified periods.

        (2)         A condition under subsection (1) —

            (a)         cannot be imposed so as to result in the requirement being in force for a continuous period that exceeds 6 months;

            (b)         cannot require an offender to remain at a place for periods that amount to less than 2 or more than 12 hours in any one day;

            (c)         is to allow the offender to leave the specified place during a specified period —

                  (i)         to do community work as required under this Act; or

                  (ii)         to obtain urgent medical or dental treatment for the offender; or

                  (iii)         for the purpose of averting or minimising a serious risk of death or injury to the offender or to another person; or

                  (iv)         to obey an order issued under a written law (such as a summons) requiring the offender’s presence elsewhere; or

                  (v)         to attend school, education or vocational training; or

                  (vi)         for a purpose approved of by the officer supervising the offender; or

                  (vii)         with the permission of the chief executive officer.

        (3)         If the offender is authorised under subsection (2) to leave a specified place, the officer supervising the offender may give directions as to —

            (a)         when the offender may leave; and

            (b)         the period of the authorised absence; and

            (c)         when the offender must return; and

            (d)         the method of travel to be used by the offender during the absence; and

            (e)         the manner in which the offender must report his or her whereabouts.

        (4)         To ascertain whether or not the offender is complying with a condition under this section, the officer supervising the offender may, at any time —

            (a)         enter or telephone a specified place; or

            (b)         enter or telephone the offender’s place of employment or any other place where the offender is authorised or required to attend; or

            (c)         question any person at any place referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

        (5)         A person who hinders a person exercising powers under subsection (4) commits an offence.

        (6)         A person who fails to answer a question put pursuant to subsection (4)(c), or gives an answer that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular, commits an offence.

        [Section 136A inserted: No. 58 of 2004 s. 28.]