Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Whenever practicable, each prisoner in a corrective services facility must be provided with his or her own room.
(2) A prisoner who is under 18 years must be kept apart from other prisoners who are 18 years or older unless it is in the prisoner's best interests not to be kept apart.
Examples for subsection (2)—
1 A young Aboriginal prisoner may be accommodated with older prisoners to enable the young prisoner to be with a family member.
2 A young prisoner may be accommodated with older prisoners at a work camp.
3 A young prisoner may be accommodated with an older prisoner if the young prisoner is at risk of self-harm.