Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 888

    (1)     The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Note     A regulation must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.

    (2)     A regulation may make provision for—

        (a)     the duties of people in charge of detention places; and

        (b)     the health and safety (including medical examinations) of children or young people, and other people, at places of detention; and

        (c)     any of the following in relation to injuries suffered by children or young people, and other people, that arise out of, or in the course of, their detention, or the performance of community service:

              (i)     injury management;

              (ii)     compensation for a permanent injury;

              (iii)     vocational rehabilitation;

              (iv)     death benefits; and

        (d)     travel and transport arrangements for children or young people, and other people, performing community service; and

        (e)     the discipline and security (including the use of force, inspection of mail, and the use of video surveillance and other monitoring devices) at or for places of detention; and

        (f)     the safety, management and good order of places of detention.

    (3)     A regulation may also prescribe offences for contraventions of the regulation and prescribe maximum penalties of not more than 10 penalty units for offences against the regulation.

    (4)     In this section:

"injury" includes—

        (a)     disease; and

        (b)     aggravation, acceleration and recurrence of an injury or disease.