{"id":"youth-justice-regulations-2006","name":"YOUTH JUSTICE REGULATIONS 2006","slug":"youth-justice-regulations-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179279,"registerId":"nt-youth-justice-regulations-2006-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"YOUTH JUSTICE REGULATIONS 2006","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYOUTH JUSTICE REGULATIONS 2006\nAs in force at 4 September 2025\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n2A Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\nPart 2 Certain matters prescribed for Act\n3 Particulars required to be recorded in interview............................... 2\n3A Prescribed offences ......................................................................... 2\n4 Performance of service as compensation ........................................ 3\nPart 3 Community work orders\n5 Application of Part ........................................................................... 3\n6 Definition.......................................................................................... 3\n7 Functions of supervising officers ..................................................... 3\n8 Youth must attend for work .............................................................. 4\n9 Exemption from attending for work .................................................. 4\n10 Youth not to be affected by alcohol or drug ..................................... 5\n11 Supervising officer may order youth to cease work ......................... 5\n12 CEO may hold inquiry ...................................................................... 5\n13 Youth may be suspended ................................................................ 5\n14 Youth who fails to attend for work due to illness .............................. 6\n15 Youth must not damage work-related items .................................... 6\n16 Protective clothing ........................................................................... 6\n17 Travelling time ................................................................................. 6\n18 Rest and meal breaks ...................................................................... 7\n19 Youth injured through work .............................................................. 7\n20 Circumstances in which work taken to be performed ...................... 7\n21 Supervising officer must not obtain personal benefit ....................... 8\nPart 4 Alternative detention orders\n22 Application of Part ........................................................................... 8\n23 Conduct of youth ............................................................................. 8\n24 Youth to reside at premises or place specified ................................ 8\n25 Youth attending other places ........................................................... 8\n26 Surveillance ..................................................................................... 9\n27 Prohibited conduct ......................................................................... 10\n28 Firearms ........................................................................................ 10\n\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 ii\nPart 4AA Alcohol and drug testing\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\n28AA Definitions ...................................................................................... 10\n28AB Prescribed tests ............................................................................. 11\n28AC Prescribed samplers ...................................................................... 11\nDivision 2 Carrying out of tests\n28AD Carrying out of breath test, saliva test or urine test ....................... 12\n28AE Carrying out of breath analysis ...................................................... 12\n28AF Carrying out of blood analysis ....................................................... 12\nDivision 3 Evidentiary matters\n28AG Evidentiary certificates ................................................................... 12\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\n29 Definitions ...................................................................................... 14\nDivision 2 Administrative matters\n30 Determination by CEO or Superintendent ..................................... 14\n31 Certain determinations become rules of detention centre ............. 15\n31A Daily routine of detention centre .................................................... 15\n32 Certain persons may attend at detention centre ............................ 15\n33 Particulars to be recorded in register ............................................. 16\n34 Destruction of records ................................................................... 16\n35 Use of records for statistical purposes........................................... 16\n36 Detainee's property ........................................................................ 17\n37 Safekeeping of detainee's property ............................................... 17\nDivision 3 Detainees at risk of self-harm\n38 Definition........................................................................................ 18\n39 Purpose of Division ........................................................................ 18\n40 Court considers youth at-risk ......................................................... 18\n41 Detainee at-risk ............................................................................. 18\n42 Emergency Management Protocol ................................................ 19\n43 Individual management plan .......................................................... 20\n44 Cancellation of at-risk status.......................................................... 20\nDivision 4 Matters relating to visitors\n45 Visitors book .................................................................................. 20\n\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 iii\n46 Visits to detainees ......................................................................... 21\n47 Visits by legal representative or interpreter.................................... 21\n48 Requirements for visitors ............................................................... 21\n49 Entry may be refused .................................................................... 22\n50 Person may be required to leave ................................................... 22\n51 Detainee's refusal to see visitor ..................................................... 22\n52 Visit to detainee in hospital ............................................................ 22\nDivision 5 Detainee's mail and communication\n53 Definitions ...................................................................................... 23\n54 Inspection of mail........................................................................... 23\n55 Letter to or from Minister and others.............................................. 24\n56 Telephone calls ............................................................................. 24\nDivision 6 Health of detainees\n57 Medical examination of detainees ................................................. 25\n58 Medical attention and treatment .................................................... 25\n59 Superintendent to be notified of illness .......................................... 25\n60 Urgent medical attention ................................................................ 25\nDivision 7 Matters relating to detainees\n61 Detainee clothing ........................................................................... 26\n62 Detainee dietary requirements....................................................... 26\n63 Access to ministers of religion ....................................................... 26\n64 Responsibilities of members of staff .............................................. 26\n65 Detainee to follow instructions and rules ....................................... 27\n66 Complaint by detainee ................................................................... 27\n67 Register of complaints ................................................................... 28\n68 Remaining in detention centre ....................................................... 28\nDivision 8 Management of detainees\n69 Productive activities to be made available ..................................... 28\n70 Permitted restraints ....................................................................... 29\n71 Detainees under voluntary separation – monitoring\nrequirements.................................................................................. 29\n71A Detainees under medical separation – monitoring\nrequirements.................................................................................. 30\n72 Detainee under behavioural separation – monitoring\nrequirements .................................................................................. 31\n73 Searches ....................................................................................... 31\n74 Search register .............................................................................. 32\nPart 6 Forms\n75 Prescribed forms ........................................................................... 33\n\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 iv\nSchedule 2 Forms\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 4 September 2025\n____________________\nYOUTH JUSTICE REGULATIONS 2006\nRegulations under the Youth Justice Act 2005\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Youth Justice\nRegulations 2006.\n2 Commencement\nThese Regulations commence on the commencement of the Youth\nJustice Act 2005.\n2A Definitions\nIn these Regulations:\nblood analysis, for Part 4AA, see regulation 28AB(e).\nbreath analysis, for Part 4AA, see regulation 28AB(d).\nbreath test, for Part 4AA, see regulation 28AB(a).\nhealth practitioner, for Part 4AA, see regulation 28AA.\npathologist, for Part 4AA, see regulation 28AA.\nphlebotomist, for Part 4AA, see regulation 28AA.\nprescribed breath analysis instrument, for Part 4AA, see\nregulation 28AA.\nsaliva test, for Part 4AA, see regulation 28AB(b).\nurine test, for Part 4AA, see regulation 28AB(c).\n\nPart 2 Certain matters prescribed for Act\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 2\nPart 2 Certain matters prescribed for Act\n3 Particulars required to be recorded in interview\nFor section 18(4) of the Act, a police officer must record the\nfollowing particulars:\n(a) that the officer has informed the youth of the youth's right to\nsilence;\n(b) whether the youth elected to exercise the youth's right to\nsilence or answer the officer's questions (including answering\nquestions through legal representation);\n(c) if the youth elected to access legal advice and\nrepresentation – details of the efforts the officer made to\ncontact the youth's legal practitioner;\n(d) that the officer has informed the youth that the youth may\ncontact a friend, relative, responsible adult in respect of the\nyouth or support person;\n(e) if the youth elected to contact a person mentioned in\nparagraph (d):\n(i) details of the efforts the officer made to contact the\nperson; and\n(ii) the name and contact details of the person.\n3A Prescribed offences\n(1) For section 38A(a) of the Act, an offence under or against each of\nthe following is prescribed:\n(a) section 54, 55(1), 110, 111, 125B(1), 156, 160, 165, 170,\n174C, 174F, 175, 176, 177, 179, 180, 181, 194, 195, 196(1),\n201, 208H, 208HA, 208HB, 208J, 208JA, 208JB, 208MA, 243\nor 246 of the Criminal Code;\n(b) section 66, 161A, 174D, 174E, 174FA, 174FB, 188A, 189A(1),\n193B(1), 218, 221 or 228AB of the Criminal Code;\n(f) section 5(1), 6(1), 6E(1) or 6F(1) of the Misuse of Drugs\nAct 1990;\n(g) section 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29AAA, 29AAB, 29AAE,\n29AAFA, 29AAH, 29AAP, 29AAYD, 30, 30A or 31 of the\nTraffic Act 1987.\n\nPart 3 Community work orders\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 3\n(2) For section 38A(a) of the Act, an offence against each of the\nfollowing provisions of the Criminal Code as in force immediately\nbefore the commencement of section 10 of the Criminal Code\nAmendment (Property Offences) Act 2022 is prescribed:\n(a) section 211(1) or 212(1) of the Code;\n(c) section 213(1) of the Code in the circumstances mentioned in\nsection 213(6) of the Code.\n(3) For section 38A(a) of the Act, an offence against section 127(1), (2)\nor (3), 134(1), (2) or (3), 192 or 192B of the Criminal Code, as in\nforce before the commencement of Part 2 of the Criminal Justice\nLegislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023, is prescribed.\n4 Performance of service as compensation\n(1) A youth who performs service in accordance with an order under\nsection 89(1)(b) of the Act satisfies the amount of compensation\nspecified in the order at the rate of $12.50 for each hour of service\nperformed.\n(2) If a higher rate is prescribed by regulation 14 of the Fines and\nPenalties (Recovery) Regulations 2001 for the Fines and Penalties\n(Recovery) Act 2001, that rate applies instead for this regulation.\nPart 3 Community work orders\n5 Application of Part\nThis Part applies in relation to a youth who is subject to a\ncommunity work order.\n6 Definition\nIn this Part:\nsupervising officer includes:\n(a) a community youth justice officer; and\n(b) the person nominated as the project supervisor for\nsection 97(2) of the Act.\n7 Functions of supervising officers\n(1) The following are functions of a supervising officer:\n(a) to supervise a youth or youths as directed by the CEO;\n\nPart 3 Community work orders\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 4\n(b) to establish that the person who attends to perform work\nunder a community work order is the youth named in the\norder;\n(c) to report to the CEO on matters the CEO requires, including\nthe attendance record, the work attitude and the conduct of a\nyouth when performing work under a community work order.\n(2) It is also a function of a supervising officer to give evidence or\nprovide a report in court proceedings against a youth for a breach\nof a community work order.\n8 Youth must attend for work\n(1) The youth must attend to perform work under a community work\norder at the place and times specified:\n(a) in the court order; or\n(b) by the youth's supervising officer.\n(2) The youth must not leave the place without approval from the\nsupervising officer.\n9 Exemption from attending for work\n(1) The youth may apply to the CEO for an exemption from attending\nfor work under a community work order for all or part of a day.\n(2) The CEO may exempt the youth if satisfied reasonable grounds\nexist.\n(3) An application for exemption must be made not less than 24 hours\nbefore the day on which the youth is to attend.\n(4) The CEO may, in a particular case, approve a shorter period within\nwhich an application may be made.\n(5) The CEO may require the youth to provide information or evidence\nthe CEO considers appropriate in support of the application.\n(6) A youth who is exempted from attending:\n(a) is not taken to be performing work under the order for the\nperiod exempted; and\n(b) must continue to attend under the order until the full number of\nhours have been worked.\n\nPart 3 Community work orders\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 5\n10 Youth not to be affected by alcohol or drug\nThe youth must not:\n(a) report for work under a community work order while under the\ninfluence of alcohol or an illicit drug or substance; or\n(b) use or consume alcohol or an illicit drug or substance while at\nwork or during a rest or meal break.\n11 Supervising officer may order youth to cease work\n(1) A supervising officer may direct the youth to cease work under a\ncommunity work order for the day if satisfied the youth is:\n(a) under the influence of, or has used or consumed, alcohol or\nan illicit drug or substance; or\n(b) otherwise in breach of the order.\n(2) The youth must leave the place of work without undue delay.\n12 CEO may hold inquiry\n(1) If a youth is directed under regulation 11 to cease work, the CEO\nmay inquire into the circumstances in which the direction was given.\n(2) For the inquiry, the CEO may require the supervising officer or\nyouth to provide information about the circumstances in which the\nyouth was directed to cease work.\n13 Youth may be suspended\n(1) If the CEO is satisfied that a youth has breached a community work\norder, the CEO may, by notice served on the youth, suspend the\nyouth from attending to perform work under the order.\n(2) The suspension remains in force until the youth is dealt with under\nsection 121 of the Act.\n(3) The notice may be served by:\n(a) delivering it to the youth personally; or\n(b) posting it to the youth at his or her last known place of\nresidence or business.\n\nPart 3 Community work orders\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 6\n14 Youth who fails to attend for work due to illness\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies to a youth who, because of illness, does\nnot attend at the time specified to perform work under a community\nwork order.\n(2) The youth must, within 72 hours after the time at which the youth\nwas required to attend, give the CEO a certificate, signed by a\nmedical practitioner, confirming the youth was medically unfit to\nperform work under the order at the time.\n(3) The CEO may allow further time for the youth to provide the\ncertificate.\n15 Youth must not damage work-related items\nThe youth must not intentionally damage, deface or otherwise harm\nany equipment, material or other matter supplied, or on which the\nyouth is working, when performing work under a community work\norder.\n16 Protective clothing\n(1) If the youth is supplied with, and directed by a supervising officer to\nwear or use, protective clothing or equipment, the youth must wear\nor use the protective clothing or equipment while performing work\nunder the community work order.\n(2) When performing work under the order, the youth must wear\nsuitable footwear.\n(3) For subregulation (2):\n(a) closed shoes is the minimum standard for suitable footwear;\nand\n(b) the youth must wear any protective footwear that is provided.\n17 Travelling time\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies if the youth is required to report to a\nsupervising officer at a particular place and, on reporting, is\ntransported to or directed to report at another place for the\nperformance of work under the community work order.\n(2) The reasonable time spent travelling to and from the place of work\nis counted as time worked by the youth under the order.\n\nPart 3 Community work orders\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 7\n18 Rest and meal breaks\n(1) A youth required to work for a full day of 8 hours under a\ncommunity work order is entitled to the following breaks:\n(a) a 10 minute rest break in the morning;\n(b) a meal break of one hour;\n(c) a 10 minute rest break in the afternoon.\n(2) The time spent in the breaks is counted as time worked by the\nyouth under the order.\n19 Youth injured through work\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies if a youth is, because of injury sustained\nthrough work performed under a community work order, unable to\nperform or complete work under the order that the youth would\notherwise be expected to perform or complete.\n(2) The time that the youth might reasonably have been expected to\nspend on that work had the injury not occurred is counted as time\nworked by the youth under the order.\n20 Circumstances in which work taken to be performed\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies if:\n(a) a youth attends at a place in accordance with regulation 8(1)\nto perform work; and\n(b) the youth's supervising officer is not present at the place\nwithin one hour after the time specified for the youth to attend;\nand\n(c) no alternative arrangements have been made by the\nsupervising officer.\n(2) The youth:\n(a) is taken to have performed work under the community work\norder for the number of hours scheduled for the youth to\nperform on that day; and\n(b) is not required to remain at the place.\n\nPart 4 Alternative detention orders\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 8\n21 Supervising officer must not obtain personal benefit\n(1) A supervising officer must not obtain a benefit, directly or indirectly,\nfrom any work performed by a youth under a community work\norder.\n(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a benefit obtained only as a\nmember of, and in common with other members of, the community.\nPart 4 Alternative detention orders\n22 Application of Part\nThis Part applies in relation to a youth who is subject to an\nalternative detention order.\n23 Conduct of youth\nThe youth must be of good behaviour and not offend against a law\nin force in the Territory.\n24 Youth to reside at premises or place specified\n(1) The youth must reside at the premises or place specified in the\nalternative detention order.\n(2) The youth must not disturb, or interfere with, any other person\nresiding at the premises or place.\n25 Youth attending other places\n(1) The youth must not leave the premises or place specified in the\nalternative detention order except as approved by the CEO to\nattend:\n(a) the youth's place of employment to engage in that\nemployment; or\n(b) a place:\n(i) of religious worship; or\n(ii) of business; or\n(iii) that is an educational or rehabilitation centre.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the youth from attending a place to\nobtain urgent medical or dental treatment.\n\nPart 4 Alternative detention orders\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 9\n(3) The youth must notify a community youth justice officer, as soon as\npracticable, of any absence from the premises or place to receive\nmedical or dental treatment.\n(4) The youth must proceed directly, and by the shortest practicable\nroute, to and from a place the youth is authorised by this regulation\nto attend.\n26 Surveillance\n(1) The youth must accept the supervision of a community youth justice\nofficer and obey all reasonable directions of the probation and\nparole officer.\n(2) If required by the CEO, the youth must:\n(a) accept telephone calls by a community youth justice officer to\nthe premises or place specified in the alternative detention\norder or to the youth's place of employment; and\n(b) accept telephone calls from a machine, equipment or device\nassociated with a monitoring device to the premises or place;\nand\n(c) accept visits from a community youth justice officer at a place\nthe youth is authorised under regulation 25 to attend.\n(3) The youth must attend counselling or courses at the times and\nplaces directed by a community youth justice officer.\n(4) If a community youth justice officer directs the youth not to\nassociate with a particular person, the youth must comply with the\ndirection.\n(5) The youth must submit to tests as required by a community youth\njustice officer for the purpose of detecting the presence of alcohol\nor other drugs in the youth's blood, breath or urine.\n(6) If a community youth justice officer is performing a function under\nthe Act, the youth must:\n(a) permit the community youth justice officer, and any other\nperson who is assisting in performing the function, to enter the\npremises or place specified in the order, and any building at\nthe premises or place; and\n(b) not obstruct the community youth justice officer or other\nperson in the performance of the function.\n\nPart 4AA Alcohol and drug testing\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 10\n(7) The youth must not threaten, insult or use abusive language to a\ncommunity youth justice officer.\n27 Prohibited conduct\nThe youth must not do any of the following:\n(a) visit any premises or place other than in accordance with\nregulation 25;\n(b) consume alcohol;\n(c) use or consume an illicit drug or substance.\n28 Firearms\n(1) The youth must not, without the approval of the CEO, possess a\nfirearm as defined in section 3(1) of the Firearms Act 1997 at the\npremises or place specified in the alternative detention order as the\npremises or place at which the youth must reside.\n(2) If the youth knows of another person bringing a firearm onto the\npremises or place, the youth must notify a community youth justice\nofficer without delay.\nPart 4AA Alcohol and drug testing\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\n28AA Definitions\nIn this Part:\nblood analysis, see regulation 28AB(e).\nbreath analysis, see regulation 28AB(d).\nbreath test, see regulation 28AB(a).\nhealth practitioner means a person registered under the Health\nPractitioner Regulation National Law to practise in a health\nprofession (other than as a student).\npathologist means a medical practitioner who holds a specialist\nregistration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law\nin the recognised speciality of pathology.\n\nPart 4AA Alcohol and drug testing\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 11\nphlebotomist means person who has been trained to take samples\nof blood from persons by a registered training organisation (as\ndefined in section 3 of the National Vocational Education and\nTraining Regulator Act 2011 (Cth)).\nprescribed breath analysis instrument, see section 3(1) of the\nTraffic Act 1987.\nsaliva test, see regulation 28AB(b).\nurine test, see regulation 28AB(c).\n28AB Prescribed tests\nFor section 140AF(6)(a) of the Act, the following tests are\nprescribed:\n(a) a test of a sample of a person's breath to detect whether\nalcohol may be present in the person's breath carried out\nusing a device designed for that purpose (a breath test);\n(b) a test of a sample of a person's saliva to detect whether a\ndrug may be present in the person's body carried out using a\ndevice designed for that purpose (a saliva test);\n(c) a test of a sample of a person's urine to detect whether a drug\nmay be present in the person's body carried out using a\ndevice designed for that purpose (a urine test);\n(d) an analysis of a sample of a person's breath to ascertain the\nconcentration of alcohol in the person's breath carried out\nusing a prescribed breath analysis instrument (a breath\nanalysis);\n(e) an analysis of a sample of a person's blood to do either or\nboth of the following:\n(i) detect whether alcohol or a drug may be present in the\nperson's body;\n(ii) ascertain the concentration of alcohol or a drug in the\nperson's body (a blood analysis).\n28AC Prescribed samplers\nFor section 140AF(6)(b) of the Act, a person is a prescribed\nsampler for a prescribed test if the person is authorised under\nregulation 28AD, 28AE or 28AF to take a sample for the test.\n\nPart 4AA Alcohol and drug testing\nDivision 3 Evidentiary matters\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 12\nDivision 2 Carrying out of tests\n28AD Carrying out of breath test, saliva test or urine test\nA breath test, saliva test or urine test (including the taking of the\nsample) must be carried out by one of the following:\n(a) a community youth justice officer;\n(b) a police officer;\n(c) a person approved, or in a class of persons approved, in\nwriting by the CEO.\n28AE Carrying out of breath analysis\nA breath analysis (including the taking of the sample) must be\ncarried out by:\n(a) a person authorised under the Traffic Act 1987 to use a\nprescribed breath analysis instrument; or\n(b) a person approved, or in a class of persons approved, in\nwriting by the CEO.\n28AF Carrying out of blood analysis\n(1) The taking of a sample for a blood analysis must be carried out by:\n(a) a health practitioner; or\n(b) a phlebotomist.\n(2) The analysis of the sample must be carried out by a pathologist.\nDivision 3 Evidentiary matters\n28AG Evidentiary certificates\n(1) This regulation prescribes the prescribed certifiers and certifiable\nmatters for section 140AH of the Act.\n(2) The CEO may issue an evidentiary certificate in relation to the fact\nthat on a specified date:\n(a) a specified person was any of the following:\n(i) the CEO;\n(ii) a superintendent of a detention centre;\n\nPart 4AA Alcohol and drug testing\nDivision 3 Evidentiary matters\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 13\n(iii) a community youth justice officer;\n(iv) a person approved by the CEO under\nregulation 28AD(c) or 28AE(b); or\n(b) a specified class of persons was approved by the CEO under\nregulation 28AD(c) or 28AE(b).\n(3) The Commissioner of Police may issue an evidentiary certificate in\nrelation to the fact that on a specified date a specified person was\nany of the following:\n(a) a police officer;\n(b) a person authorised as mentioned in regulation 28AE(a).\n(4) A person mentioned in regulation 28AD may issue an evidentiary\ncertificate in relation to the following:\n(a) that the person carried out a breath test, saliva test or urine\ntest on a sample given by, or taken from, a specified person;\n(b) when and how the sample was given or taken and the test\nwas carried out;\n(c) the results of the test.\n(5) A person mentioned in regulation 28AE may issue an evidentiary\ncertificate in relation to the following:\n(a) that the person carried out a breath analysis on a sample of\nbreath given by a specified person;\n(b) when and how the sample was taken and the analysis was\ncarried out;\n(c) the results of the analysis.\n(6) A health practitioner or phlebotomist may issue an evidentiary\ncertificate in relation to the following:\n(a) that the practitioner or phlebotomist took a sample of blood\nfrom a specified person;\n(b) when and how the sample was taken;\n(c) what the practitioner or phlebotomist did with the sample.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 2 Administrative matters\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 14\n(7) A pathologist may issue an evidentiary certificate in relation to the\nfollowing:\n(a) that the pathologist carried out an analysis of a sample of\nblood identified as having been taken from a specified person\nat a specified date and time;\n(b) when and how the analysis was carried out;\n(c) the results of the analysis.\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 1 Preliminary matters\n29 Definitions\nIn this Part:\nmember of staff, in relation to a detention centre, means a\nmember of the staff of the detention centre.\nOmbudsman means the person holding or occupying:\n(a) the office of Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 2009; or\n(b) an office of a Commonwealth ombudsman under the\nOmbudsman Act 1976 (Cth).\nproperty, of a detainee, includes money.\nSuperintendent, in relation to a detention centre, means the\nsuperintendent appointed under section 151(1) of the Act for the\ndetention centre.\nDivision 2 Administrative matters\n30 Determination by CEO or Superintendent\n(1) The CEO or Superintendent may make a determination in relation\nto any of the following:\n(a) the management and operation of a detention centre;\n(b) the maintaining of order within a detention centre;\n(c) a grievance or complaint of a detainee;\n(d) the health, welfare, safe custody and protection of a detainee.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 2 Administrative matters\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 15\n(2) A determination may relate to the conduct of persons (whether\ndetainees or other persons) within the detention centre.\n(3) The Superintendent must ensure a copy of a determination relating\nto conduct of detainees is given to each detainee on admission to\nthe detention centre or as soon as practicable after admission.\n31 Certain determinations become rules of detention centre\n(1) Determinations relating to conduct of detainees may be referred to\nas rules of the detention centre.\n(2) The Superintendent must ensure a copy of the rules is posted in a\nplace or places where detainees can access them.\n(3) If a detainee is unable to read and understand the rules, a member\nof staff must explain them to the detainee in a language and\nmanner the detainee is likely to understand, having regard to the\ndetainee's age, health, maturity, cultural background and English\nlanguage skills.\n(4) A breach of the rules by a detainee may result in disciplinary action.\n(5) If a determination is amended or a new determination is made, the\nSuperintendent must ensure all detainees are made aware of any\nchange to the rules.\n31A Daily routine of detention centre\nThe Superintendent must communicate the daily routine of the\ndetention centre to detainees in the manner the Superintendent\nconsiders appropriate.\n32 Certain persons may attend at detention centre\n(1) The following persons may attend at a detention centre at any\nreasonable time, subject to the conditions the CEO considers\nappropriate:\n(a) a Supreme Court Judge or Youth Judge;\n(b) an official visitor for the detention centre;\n(c) a member of the Legislative Assembly;\n(d) a medical practitioner, nurse or midwife who is attending to\nbusiness at the detention centre;\n(e) a person authorised in writing by the CEO.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 2 Administrative matters\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 16\n(2) An Ombudsman or a person authorised by an Ombudsman may, in\nthe course of an investigation being conducted by the Ombudsman,\nattend at a detention centre at any reasonable time subject to the\nconditions the CEO considers appropriate.\n33 Particulars to be recorded in register\n(1) For section 158(1)(d) of the Act, the following are the particulars the\nSuperintendent must record in the register in relation to each\ndetainee:\n(a) a description of the detainee's general appearance, features\n(including height and mass) and distinguishing marks;\n(b) any alias known to be used by the detainee;\n(c) the detainee's usual place of residence when admitted to the\ndetention centre;\n(d) the detainee's date of birth;\n(e) the reason for admission;\n(f) the reason for release or transfer from the detention centre.\n(2) The Superintendent must also, when a detainee is admitted to the\ndetention centre, take identifying photographs of the detainee and\nkeep the photographs in or with the register.\n34 Destruction of records\n(1) The Superintendent must destroy the photographs, and the records\nmentioned in regulation 33(1)(a), (b) and (c), if the detainee:\n(a) is discharged without conviction by the Court; or\n(b) is acquitted of the charge for which he or she was detained.\n(2) However, the Superintendent may keep and use, under\nregulation 35, the name of a suburb or town that forms part of the\ninformation mentioned in regulation 33(1)(c).\n35 Use of records for statistical purposes\n(1) The Superintendent may use the records kept in the register, and\nthe name of a suburb or town (as mentioned in regulation 34) for\nstatistical purposes.\n(2) The Superintendent must ensure any statistical information\nreleased does not permit any particular youth to be identified.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 2 Administrative matters\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 17\n36 Detainee's property\n(1) As soon as practicable after a detainee is admitted to a detention\ncentre, the Superintendent must make an inventory of all property\nin the detainee's possession when admitted.\n(2) The detainee must be asked to sign the inventory as an\nacknowledgment that it is correct.\n(3) If the detainee refuses to sign the inventory, the Superintendent\nmust endorse on the inventory a note of the refusal and any reason\ngiven by the detainee for the refusal.\n(4) If the Superintendent is satisfied any of the property is of a\nperishable, dangerous or unhygienic nature, that property may be\ndestroyed or otherwise dealt with as ordered by the Superintendent.\n(5) A record of the order and action taken must be noted on the\ninventory.\n37 Safekeeping of detainee's property\n(1) The Superintendent may, subject to considerations of security and\npracticability, authorise the holding at the detention centre of\nproperty for a detainee.\n(2) The Superintendent must keep in safekeeping any property held at\nthe detention centre for a detainee, but may at any time:\n(a) refuse to continue to hold the property; or\n(b) refuse to accept any other property belonging to the detainee.\n(3) The Superintendent must ensure the property held for a detainee is\nmade available:\n(a) to the detainee on release from the detention centre or as\nsoon as practicable after release; or\n(b) while the detainee is detained – to a person nominated in\nwriting by the detainee.\n(4) The person who receives property under subregulation (3) must\nsign a receipt for the property and the Superintendent must keep a\ncopy of the receipt.\n(5) The Superintendent must ensure the property held for a detainee\nwho is removed from a detention centre to a custodial correctional\nfacility (except temporarily under section 154 of the Act) is sent to\nthe custodial correctional facility.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 3 Detainees at risk of self-harm\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 18\n(6) A member of staff may search property:\n(a) issued to or kept by a detainee; or\n(b) held at a detention centre for a detainee.\n(7) For subregulation (6), the member of staff may, using proper care,\ndismantle the property.\nDivision 3 Detainees at risk of self-harm\n38 Definition\nIn this Division:\nhealth professional means a medical practitioner, nurse, midwife\nor other appropriately qualified person (for example, a social worker\nor psychologist).\n39 Purpose of Division\n(1) This Division prescribes the manner for dealing with a detainee who\nis considered to be at risk of self-harm.\n(2) To avoid doubt, a detainee may be classified as being at risk of\nself-harm at any time.\n40 Court considers youth at-risk\nIf the Court endorses a warrant with a note that the youth is at risk\nof self-harm, when admitted to the detention centre the youth must\nimmediately be referred to a medical practitioner.\n41 Detainee at-risk\n(1) If a member of staff considers a detainee may be at risk of\nself-harm, the member must:\n(a) ensure the detainee is in view of a member of staff or a health\nprofessional at all times until:\n(i) the Emergency Management Protocol prepared under\nregulation 42 is implemented; or\n(ii) an individual management plan for the particular\ndetainee is implemented; and\n(b) notify the Superintendent or other person in charge of the\ndetention centre at the time.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 3 Detainees at risk of self-harm\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 19\n(2) The Superintendent or person in charge must immediately:\n(a) refer the detainee to a medical practitioner; and\n(b) implement the Emergency Management Protocol or, if an\nindividual management plan has been formulated for the\nparticular detainee, that plan.\n42 Emergency Management Protocol\n(1) The CEO must ensure an Emergency Management Protocol is\nprepared in relation to the accommodation of at-risk detainees in an\nobservation room.\n(2) The Emergency Management Protocol must address the following\nissues:\n(a) the observation room must be thoroughly checked for\npotentially hazardous or unauthorised objects before the\ndetainee is introduced into the room;\n(b) the room must be furnished with a mattress and bedding\nmade of rip-proof and non-flammable material;\n(c) continuous monitoring of the detainee by closed-circuit\ntelevision, or physical observation by a member of staff, and\nwritten recording of observations (including the date, time and\nname of the member of staff) at intervals not exceeding\n15 minutes;\n(d) all potentially harmful items must be removed from the\ndetainee's possession;\n(da) if a member of staff considers it necessary to prevent the\ndetainee from inflicting self-harm – the detainee may be\nclothed in rip-proof material;\n(e) the detainee must be provided with adequate fluids and food\nsuitable to be eaten without cutlery.\n(3) The Emergency Management Protocol may address other issues\nthe CEO or Superintendent considers appropriate.\n(3A) If an at-risk detainee is accommodated in an observation room\nunder the Emergency Management Protocol, the detainee has the\nsame rights as the detainee would have if the detainee had been\nseparated under section 155A of the Act.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 4 Matters relating to visitors\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 20\n(4) The Superintendent must ensure the Emergency Management\nProtocol is implemented in relation to an at-risk detainee and is\nmaintained until an individual management plan is formulated for\nthe particular detainee.\n(5) If an individual management plan has been formulated for an at-risk\ndetainee, the Emergency Management Protocol yields to the plan.\n43 Individual management plan\n(1) If a medical practitioner assesses the detainee as being at risk of\nself-harm, the medical practitioner must formulate and document an\nindividual management plan for the detainee.\n(2) The plan must be culturally appropriate for the detainee.\n(3) The medical practitioner must consult, as practicable, with:\n(a) persons having relevant knowledge of the detainee; and\n(b) persons likely to play a key role in the management of the\ndetainee.\n(4) The plan must be updated as appropriate after each time a health\nprofessional has contact with the detainee.\n44 Cancellation of at-risk status\n(1) A detainee's at-risk status may be cancelled only on the\nrecommendation of a medical practitioner after consultation with the\nSuperintendent or a member of staff authorised by the\nSuperintendent for that purpose.\n(2) After a detainee's at-risk status is cancelled, the detainee must be\nprovided with appropriate follow-up attention by a medical\npractitioner or other appropriate health professional.\nDivision 4 Matters relating to visitors\n45 Visitors book\n(1) The Superintendent must keep a visitors book at the detention\ncentre.\n(2) The following details must be entered in the visitors book in relation\nto each person visiting a detainee:\n(a) the name of the visitor;\n(b) the date of the visit;\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 4 Matters relating to visitors\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 21\n(c) the name of the detainee.\n46 Visits to detainees\n(1) The Superintendent must permit a detainee to receive a visit from a\nfriend or relative as soon as practicable after the detainee's\nadmission to a detention centre.\n(2) The Superintendent must, as practicable, permit a detainee to\nreceive at least one visit each week from a friend, relative or other\nperson during the period the detainee is detained at the detention\ncentre.\n(3) The Superintendent may, in addition to those visits, permit a\ndetainee to receive visits from friends, relatives or other persons\nunder the conditions the Superintendent considers appropriate.\n(4) The Superintendent may require a visit to a detainee to take place\nin the presence of, or under the general supervision of, a member\nof staff.\n(5) The Superintendent may, if satisfied it is appropriate, facilitate\ncommunication and visitation between a detainee and a responsible\nadult in respect of the detainee.\n47 Visits by legal representative or interpreter\n(1) A legal representative or interpreter for a detainee may, together or\nseparately, visit the detainee at any reasonable time.\n(2) A visit by the detainee's legal representative must not be monitored.\n(3) Despite subregulation (2), the Superintendent may direct that the\nvisit must take place within the view, but not within the hearing, of a\nmember of staff.\n48 Requirements for visitors\nA person seeking entry to a detention centre, whether to visit a\ndetainee or for any other reason, must:\n(a) give his or her name and address; and\n(b) produce proof of his or her identity; and\n(c) if required by a member of staff – submit to a search of his or\nher person or a thing in his or her possession.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 4 Matters relating to visitors\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 22\n49 Entry may be refused\nThe Superintendent may refuse permission to enter the detention\ncentre to a person:\n(a) who does not comply with regulation 48; or\n(b) whose presence would, in the Superintendent's opinion, be\nprejudicial to the good order and management of the detention\ncentre or to the interests of a detainee.\n50 Person may be required to leave\n(1) If the Superintendent is satisfied a person has behaved improperly\nor inappropriately while at the detention centre, the Superintendent\nmay require the person to leave the detention centre.\n(2) The person must comply with the requirement.\nMaximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for\n6 months.\n51 Detainee's refusal to see visitor\n(1) A detainee may refuse to see a visitor.\n(2) However, if the Superintendent determines it is in the interests of\nthe detainee that the detainee see the visitor, the Superintendent\nmay override the detainee's refusal.\n52 Visit to detainee in hospital\n(1) This regulation applies in relation to a detainee who is in hospital.\n(2) A person must not visit the detainee without the permission of the\nCEO or Superintendent.\nMaximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for\n6 months.\n(3) If the detainee is seriously ill, the CEO or Superintendent must only\npermit visitors who are, in the opinion of the CEO or\nSuperintendent, appropriate in the circumstances.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 5 Detainee's mail and communication\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 23\nDivision 5 Detainee's mail and communication\n53 Definitions\nIn this Division:\nletter means a letter, card, telegram, document or other similar\nform of written communication, and includes:\n(a) an envelope or other packaging containing any of those\nthings; and\n(b) a fax, email or other electronic transmission.\nparcel means a parcel, package or other similar article.\n54 Inspection of mail\n(1) This regulation applies if the Superintendent suspects the contents\nof a letter or parcel:\n(a) may threaten or disturb the person to whom the letter or parcel\nis addressed or any other person; or\n(b) may relate to an unlawful purpose; or\n(c) may adversely affect the security, safety or good order of the\ndetention centre.\n(2) The Superintendent, or a member of staff authorised by the\nSuperintendent for that purpose, may open and inspect the letter or\nparcel.\n(3) If a letter or parcel is opened and inspected and the contents are of\na nature described in subregulation (1), the Superintendent must:\n(a) take possession of the letter or parcel and its contents; and\n(b) deal with them in accordance with any directions given by the\nCEO.\n(4) The CEO may give directions generally or in a specific case.\n(5) The Superintendent must advise the detainee to whom the letter or\nparcel is addressed or by whom it is being sent (as the case may\nbe) that the letter or parcel has been dealt with under this\nregulation.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 5 Detainee's mail and communication\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 24\n55 Letter to or from Minister and others\n(1) The Superintendent or a member of staff must not delay, intercept,\nopen or inspect a letter:\n(a) sent by a detainee and addressed to the detainee's legal\nrepresentative, the Minister, the CEO or an Ombudsman; or\n(b) addressed to a detainee – if the letter has apparently been\nsent from the detainee's legal representative, the Minister, the\nCEO or an Ombudsman.\n(2) Despite subregulation (1), if the Superintendent reasonably\nsuspects that a letter addressed to a detainee and purporting to\nhave been sent from the detainee's legal representative, the\nMinister, the CEO or an Ombudsman, does not originate from that\nsource, the Superintendent may open the letter and inspect it to the\nextent necessary to establish its origin.\n(3) If the Superintendent opens and inspects a letter under\nsubregulation (2), the Superintendent must advise the CEO as soon\nas practicable, in writing, of:\n(a) the action taken; and\n(b) the reason for suspecting the letter did not originate from the\nrelevant source; and\n(c) the finding on opening and inspecting the letter.\n(4) The Superintendent must deal with the letter in accordance with the\ndirections given by the CEO .\n(5) The CEO may give directions generally or in a specific case.\n(6) The Superintendent must advise the detainee to whom the letter is\naddressed that the letter has been dealt with under this regulation.\n56 Telephone calls\n(1) The Superintendent must allow a detainee to make and receive\ntelephone calls on the conditions the Superintendent considers\nappropriate.\n(2) A detainee must be permitted to make or receive at least\none telephone call per week.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 6 Health of detainees\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 25\nDivision 6 Health of detainees\n57 Medical examination of detainees\n(1) The Superintendent must ensure a comprehensive medical and\nhealth assessment is carried out on each detainee within 24 hours\nafter the detainee's admission to the detention centre.\n(2) If a medical practitioner is not available to carry out the\nassessment, a registered nurse or a midwife may carry out an\ninterim assessment.\n(3) If an interim assessment is conducted by a registered nurse or a\nmidwife, a full examination by a medical practitioner must be carried\nout as soon as practicable.\n(4) In this regulation:\nregistered nurse means a person registered under the Health\nPractitioner Regulation National Law:\n(a) to practise in the nursing profession (other than as a student);\nand\n(b) in the registered nurses division of that profession.\n58 Medical attention and treatment\nA detainee must be provided with the medical attention, treatment\nand medicine that, in the opinion of a medical practitioner, is\nnecessary for the preservation of the health of the detainee and, if\napplicable, other detainees and members of staff.\n59 Superintendent to be notified of illness\n(1) A member of staff who notices that a detainee appears to be\nphysically or mentally ill must bring the matter to the attention of the\nSuperintendent without delay.\n(2) The Superintendent must ensure appropriate medical attention is\nprovided to the detainee.\n60 Urgent medical attention\nIn an emergency requiring that medical attention be provided to a\ndetainee, the members of staff responsible for supervising the\ndetainee must take action that is reasonable in the circumstances\nand likely to ensure that medical attention is provided to the\ndetainee as soon as practicable.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 7 Matters relating to detainees\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 26\nDivision 7 Matters relating to detainees\n61 Detainee clothing\n(1) The Superintendent must ensure that, on admission to the\ndetention centre, a detainee is issued with sufficient clothing:\n(a) to allow the detainee to have a clean change each day; and\n(b) that is appropriate for the climatic conditions prevailing in the\nregion; and\n(c) that is appropriate for participation in sporting and recreation\nactivities; and\n(d) other than for the purpose of sporting activities, that is of\nvarying colours and styles so as not to represent a uniform.\n(2) The detainee must also be issued with footwear appropriate for the\nvarious activities in which a detainee would normally participate.\n62 Detainee dietary requirements\n(1) The Superintendent must ensure food supplied to detainees meets\nthe dietary requirements of developing youths.\n(2) If the Superintendent determines that, because of religious or\npersonal beliefs, a detainee requires special dietary consideration,\nthe Superintendent must ensure those requirements are met to the\nextent practicable.\n(3) If the Superintendent has been informed of a detainee's special\ndietary requirements by a medical practitioner, the Superintendent\nmust ensure those dietary requirements are met.\n63 Access to ministers of religion\nThe Superintendent must ensure:\n(a) detainees have access to an appropriate minister of religion if\nrequired; and\n(b) detainees may pursue their religious beliefs to the extent\npracticable.\n64 Responsibilities of members of staff\n(1) Members of staff must exercise understanding, restraint and\npatience in the care, control and supervision of detainees and in the\nmaintenance of discipline amongst detainees.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 7 Matters relating to detainees\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 27\n(2) Members of staff must encourage positive behaviour among\ndetainees that is consistent with increasing the responsibility and\nindependence of detainees.\n65 Detainee to follow instructions and rules\n(1) A detainee must:\n(a) follow all lawful instructions given to the detainee by the\nSuperintendent or a member of staff; and\n(b) obey the rules of the detention centre; and\n(ba) follow the daily routine of the detention centre; and\n(c) comply with all written instructions addressed generally to\ndetainees.\n(2) A detainee aggrieved by an instruction must comply with the\ninstruction to the extent practicable, but may later make a complaint\nin relation to the instruction.\n66 Complaint by detainee\n(1) A detainee may make a written complaint to the Superintendent in\nrelation to a matter arising from his or her detention.\n(2) The complaint may be lodged with any member of staff.\n(3) If a detainee lacks adequate writing skills, the complaint must be\nwritten on his or her behalf by a member of staff, accurately\nrecording the nature of the complaint.\n(4) A member of staff with whom a complaint is lodged or who writes a\ncomplaint on behalf of a detainee must forward the complaint to the\nSuperintendent without delay.\n(5) The Superintendent must deal with a complaint as soon as\npracticable.\n(5A) If, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the complaint is about a\nmatter that could be the subject of a complaint under the Children's\nCommissioner Act 2013, the Superintendent:\n(a) may refer the complaint to the Children's Commissioner; or\n(b) if the complaint is to be dealt with under these Regulations –\nmust, as soon as practicable, give written notice about the\ncomplaint to the Children's Commissioner.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 8 Management of detainees\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 28\n(6) The Superintendent may dismiss a complaint without further action\nif he or she considers the complaint to be trivial.\n(7) A detainee must be informed of the outcome of, or action taken in\nrelation to, his or her complaint.\n67 Register of complaints\n(1) The Superintendent must maintain a complaints register at the\ndetention centre.\n(2) The following details must be recorded in the register in relation to\nevery complaint received from, or on behalf of, a detainee:\n(a) the name of the complainant;\n(b) the name of the person from whom the complaint was\nreceived;\n(c) the date and time the complaint was received;\n(d) the nature of the complaint;\n(e) the action taken on the complaint.\n68 Remaining in detention centre\n(1) If a detainee who is to be released from a detention centre\nrequests, the Superintendent may permit the detainee to remain in\nthe detention centre overnight until the morning after the release\ndate.\n(2) A request for subregulation (1) must be in writing and witnessed by\na person who is not a member of staff.\n(3) If a detainee is seriously ill on his or her release date, the\nSuperintendent may, on the recommendation of a medical\npractitioner, permit the detainee to remain in the detention centre\nuntil suitable arrangements are made for the detainee's release.\n(4) The rules of the detention centre continue to apply to a youth who\nremains in the centre past his or her release date.\nDivision 8 Management of detainees\n69 Productive activities to be made available\n(1) The Superintendent must maintain a comprehensive case\nmanagement system to assess each detainee's needs in relation to\neducation, vocational training and rehabilitation.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 8 Management of detainees\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 29\n(2) The Superintendent must ensure an appropriate programme of\nproductive activities that addresses the identified needs of the\ndetainee is available to each detainee.\n70 Permitted restraints\n(1) For section 155(1) of the Act, the following devices that may be\nused to restrain a detainee are prescribed:\n(a) handcuffs;\n(b) ankle cuffs;\n(c) waist restraining systems;\n(d) anti-spit guards;\n(e) personal body shields.\n(2) A personal body shield is to be used only to restrain the movement\nof a detainee.\n71 Detainees under voluntary separation – monitoring\nrequirements\n(1) If a detainee is separated under section 158D of the Act:\n(a) the detainee must be monitored by closed-circuit television or\nphysical observation by a member of staff; and\n(b) written observations of a member of staff and the date, time\nand name of the member of staff must be recorded at intervals\nnot exceeding 30 minutes.\n(2) The Superintendent must keep a journal recording the following:\n(a) the date and time a detainee is separated;\n(b) the name of the detainee;\n(c) the time the on-call person in charge was notified and that\nperson's name;\n(d) the matters recorded under subregulation (1)(b);\n(e) the date and time the detainee is released from separation.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 8 Management of detainees\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 30\n71A Detainees under medical separation – monitoring\nrequirements\n(1) If a detainee is separated under section 158E of the Act:\n(a) the detainee must be monitored by closed-circuit television or\nphysical observation by a member of staff; and\n(b) written observations of a member of staff and the date, time\nand name of the member of staff must be recorded at the\nintervals mentioned in subregulation (2); and\n(c) if the detainee is separated under section 158E(1)(b) of the\nAct – the Superintendent must reassess the decision to\nseparate the detainee every 2 hours.\n(2) For subregulation (1)(b), written observations must be recorded as\nfollows:\n(a) if a detainee is separated under section 158E(1)(a) of the\nAct – at intervals not exceeding:\n(i) 30 minutes; or\n(ii) another interval as directed by a medical practitioner;\nand\n(b) if a detainee is separated under section 158E(1)(b) of the\nAct – at intervals not exceeding 15 minutes.\n(3) The Superintendent must keep a journal recording the following:\n(a) the date and time a detainee is separated;\n(b) the name of the detainee;\n(c) the reason why the detainee was separated;\n(d) the time the on-call person in charge was notified and that\nperson's name;\n(e) the matters recorded under subregulation (1)(b);\n(f) if the detainee is separated under section 158E(1)(b) of the\nAct – notes of all assessments made under\nsubregulation (1)(c);\n(g) the date and time of exercise periods and ablutions;\n(h) the name of any visitor to the detainee and the date and time\nof the visit;\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 8 Management of detainees\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 31\n(i) the date and time the detainee is released from separation.\n72 Detainee under behavioural separation – monitoring\nrequirements\n(1) If a detainee is separated under section 158F of the Act:\n(a) the detainee must be monitored by closed-circuit television or\nphysical observation by a member of staff; and\n(b) written observations of a member of staff and the date, time\nand name of the member of staff, must be recorded at\nintervals not exceeding 15 minutes; and\n(c) the Superintendent must reassess the decision to separate\nthe detainee every 2 hours.\n(2) The Superintendent must keep a journal recording the following:\n(a) the date and time a detainee is separated;\n(b) the name of the detainee;\n(c) the reason why the detainee was separated;\n(d) the behavioural and therapeutic measures attempted under\nsection 158F(2)(a) of the Act;\n(e) the time the on-call person in charge was notified and that\nperson's name;\n(f) the matters recorded under subregulation (1)(b);\n(g) notes of all assessments made under subregulation (1)(c);\n(h) the date and time of exercise periods and ablutions;\n(i) the name of any visitor to the detainee and the date and time\nof the visit;\n(j) details of any approval by the CEO for separation exceeding\n12 hours;\n(k) the date and time the detainee is released from the\nseparation.\n73 Searches\n(1) A search of a detainee conducted under section 161 of the Act\nmust be conducted having regard to the detainee's dignity and\nself-respect.\n\nPart 5 Detention centres and detainees\nDivision 8 Management of detainees\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 32\n(2) A search of a detainee must, as practicable:\n(a) be conducted by a member of staff of the same gender as the\ndetainee; and\n(b) be in the presence of another member of staff of the same\ngender as the detainee.\n(3) A personal search of a detainee:\n(a) must be conducted by no more than 2 members of staff of the\nsame gender as the detainee; and\n(b) must not be conducted in the sight or presence of:\n(i) another detainee; or\n(ii) a person of the opposite gender; or\n(iii) more people than is necessary.\n(4) A personal search of a detainee is to be conducted in accordance\nwith the following:\n(a) the detainee is to remove the clothing from the top half of the\ndetainee's body for inspection, after which the detainee must\nbe permitted to re-dress;\n(b) after the detainee has re-dressed the detainee is to remove\nthe clothing from the bottom half of the detainee's body for\ninspection, after which the detainee must be permitted to\nre-dress.\n74 Search register\n(1) The Superintendent must keep a search register at the detention\ncentre.\n(2) The following details must be recorded in the register in relation to\neach search of a detainee or of a detainee's personal area or\neffects:\n(a) the name of the detainee;\n(b) the names of the members of staff who carried out the search;\n(c) the nature of the search, for example, the detainee's person,\nclothing or room;\n(d) the date and time the search was carried out;\n\nPart 6 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 33\n(e) the reason for the search;\n(f) the results of the search.\n(3) The register may also record other information the Superintendent\nconsiders appropriate.\nPart 6 Forms\n75 Prescribed forms\n(1) For section 21 of the Act, Form 1 of Schedule 2 is the document\nthat charges a youth with an offence.\n(2) Form 2 of Schedule 2 is a summons to a youth to answer a charge.\n(3) For sections 30, 31 and 33 of the Act, Form 3 of Schedule 2 is an\napplication for approval to carry out a forensic procedure on a\nyouth.\n(4) For section 63(3) of the Act, Form 4 of Schedule 2 is a summons to\na responsible adult.\n(5) For sections 63(3), 121(4) and (5) and 142(9) of the Act, and in any\ncase where a youth fails to answer a summons to appear, Form 5\nof Schedule 2 is a warrant.\n(6) Form 6 of Schedule 2 is a remand warrant for a youth who is\nremanded in custody.\n(7) If no other particular form is applicable, Form 7 of Schedule 2 is an\norder made under the Act by the Court.\n(8) For section 83(1)(f) of the Act, Form 8 of Schedule 2 is a good\nbehaviour order.\n(9) For section 83(1)(h) of the Act, Form 9 of Schedule 2 is a\ncommunity work order.\n(10) For section 83(1)(i) of the Act, Form 10 of Schedule 2 is an order\nunder to wholly or partly suspend a sentence of detention or\nimprisonment.\n(11) For section 83(1)(j) of the Act, Form 11 of Schedule 2 is an\nalternative detention order.\n(12) For section 83(1)(k) of the Act, Form 12 of Schedule 2 is a periodic\ndetention order.\n\nPart 6 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 34\n(13) For section 117 of the Act, Form 13 of Schedule 2 is a warrant of\ncommitment for a youth sentenced to periodic detention under\nsection 83(1)(k) of the Act.\n(14) For section 83(1)(l) of the Act, Form 14 of Schedule 2 is a warrant\nof commitment for a youth sentenced to detention or imprisonment.\n(15) For section 121(2) of the Act, and whenever an application for an\norder is made, Form 15 of Schedule 2 is the application.\n(15A) For section 140G of the Act, Form 15A of Schedule 2 is an\napplication for an inquiry into the family circumstances of a youth.\n(16) For section 141 of the Act, Form 16 of Schedule 2 is an application\nfor reconsideration of a sentence.\n(17) For section 142 of the Act, Form 17 of Schedule 2 is an application\nfor review of a sentencing order.\n(18) Form 18 of the Schedule is an affidavit for service of documents\nunder the Act.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 35\nSchedule 2 Forms\nregulation 75\nFORM 1\nregulation 75(1)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nCHARGE\nI, , of ,\nwith the consent of , an authorised\nofficer,\ncharge that [name, sex and date of birth of youth],\nof [address]\ncommitted the following offence(s): [specify details of offence(s), including\ndate and place of offence(s)]\n[Signed]\n*Signed/*made on oath before me\n[Signed]\nJustice of the peace\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 36\nFORM 2\nregulation 75(2)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nSUMMONS TO YOUTH\nTo: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nYou have been charged by [name]\nof that you committed the\nfollowing offence(s): [specify details of offence(s), including date and place of\noffence(s)]\nYou are summoned to appear before the Youth Justice Court at [place]\non [date] at [time] to answer the\ncharge and be dealt with according to law.\n[Signed]\nJustice of the peace\nDate:\nNote\nIf you fail to appear in response to this summons, a warrant may be issued for\nyour arrest.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 37\nFORM 3\nregulation 75(3)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nAPPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO CARRY OUT\nFORENSIC PROCEDURE ON YOUTH\nI, *a police officer/\n*an authorised officer/*officer in charge of\npolice station, apply to *the Court/*[senior police officer]\nfor approval to carry out:\n• *an intimate procedure\n• *a non-intimate procedure\n• *an identifying procedure\non [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\n• *who is in lawful custody in respect of an offence\n• *who has been charged with an offence\n• *against whom proceedings have been instituted by summons\n• *against whom proceedings by summons have been consented to by\nan authorised officer.\n[Signed]\nApplicant\nDate:\n______________________________________________________________\n*This application will be dealt with by the Youth Justice Court at [place]\non [date] at [time] .\n[Signed]\nRegistrar\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 38\nFORM 4\nregulation 75(4)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nSUMMONS TO RESPONSIBLE ADULT\nTo: [name of adult]\nof [address]\nYou are summoned to attend the Youth Justice Court at [place]\non [date] at [time] in respect of the\nfollowing charge(s) against [name of youth]\nin respect of whom you are a responsible adult within the meaning of the\nYouth Justice Act 2005: [details of charge(s)]\n[Signed]\nJustice of the peace\nDate:\nNotes\n1. If you fail to attend in response to this summons, a warrant may be\nissued for your arrest.\n2. If there are circumstances that make it unreasonable to require your\nattendance in response to this summons, you should contact [details].\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 39\nFORM 5\nregulation 75(5)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nWARRANT\nTo all police officers in the Northern Territory:\nYou are authorised to apprehend or arrest [name, sex and date of birth of\nperson]\nof [address] ,\n• *who, in respect of proceedings against [name of youth] :\n• *failed to attend the Youth Justice Court;\n• *failed to remain in attendance during the proceedings;\n• *failed to answer a summons to attend the Youth Justice Court;\n• *who I am satisfied:\n• is in breach of an order of the Youth Justice Court; and\n• may not appear in Court for a hearing in relation to the breach;\n• *who failed to attend the Youth Justice Court:\n• *for a hearing in relation to a breach of an order of the Court;\n• *for a hearing of an application for a review of a sentence in relation\nto him or her;\nand bring him or her before the Court.\n[Signed]\nJustice of the peace\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 40\nFORM 6\nregulation 75(6)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nREMAND WARRANT\nTo: all police officers in the Northern Territory and to *the Superintendent of\ndetention centre/*officer in charge of\ncustodial correctional facility:\nThe Youth Justice Court at [place] on [date]\nremanded [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nin custody in relation to the following charge(s):\nYou are ordered to:\n• apprehend the youth if necessary;\n• take the youth to the nearest *detention centre/*custodial correctional\nfacility;\n• deliver the youth to the *Superintendent/*officer in charge;\n• take the youth into custody and keep him or her (unless bailed in the\nmeantime);\n• produce the youth before the Court at [place]\nat [time] on [date] .\n[Signed]\nJustice of the peace\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable\nNote\nThis warrant supersedes any previous warrant issued in this case for the\nyouth.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 41\nFORM 7\nregulation 75(7)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nORDER\nIn the matter of: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nOn [date] , the Youth Justice Court at [place] ,\norders as follows:\n[Signed]\nRegistrar\nDate:\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 42\nFORM 8\nregulation 75(8)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nGOOD BEHAVIOUR ORDER\nIn the matter of: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address] .\nOn [date] , [name of youth]\nwas *found guilty/*convicted by the Youth Justice Court at\n[place] of the following offence(s):\nCase No. Offence No. Offence\nThe Court orders under section 83(1)(f) of the Youth Justice Act 2005 the\nyouth be released immediately on giving security of $ [security amount]\nto:\n• appear before the Court if called on to do so during the period of\n[not exceeding 2 years] ;\n• be of good behaviour during the period of this order;\n• observe the following conditions imposed by the Court:\n*Delete if not applicable\n[Signed]\nRegistrar\nDate:\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 43\nI, [name of youth]\nfully understand the terms of this Good Behaviour Order. I accept those terms\nand will comply with the order.\n[Signed]\nSigned at [place] on [date] in the presence of\nJustice of the peace\nNotes\n1. If you fail to comply with any of the conditions of this order, you may be\nordered to pay part or all of the security amount.\n2. A copy of this order must be given to the youth and to any responsible\nadult who attended Court. A copy must also be sent to the Chief\nExecutive Officer if the order entails supervision.\n3. You may be arrested immediately if you breach this order.\n4. You may apply to the Court to review this order.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 44\nFORM 9\nregulation 75(9)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nCOMMUNITY WORK ORDER\nIn the matter of: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address] .\nOn [date] , [name of youth]\nwas *found guilty/*convicted by the Youth Justice Court at [place]\nof the following offence(s):\nCase No. Offence No. Offence Hours\nThe Court orders under section 83(1)(h) of the Youth Justice Act 2005 as\nfollows:\n[name of youth] must:\n(a) participate in work at an approved project;\n• the total number of hours to be worked is the total number of hours\nindicated above [not exceeding 480 hours]\n• the work under the order must be completed by [date]\n(b) present *himself/*herself\n• *at the place, to the person and within the time and by the means as\ndirected by the Chief Executive Officer in writing\n• *as follows\n[Signed]\nRegistrar\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 45\nI, [name of youth] fully understand the terms of\nthis Community Work Order and have consented to the making of the order\nand to the terms of the order. I accept those terms and will comply with the\norder.\n[Signed]\nSigned at [place] on [date] in the presence of\nJustice of the peace\nNotes\n1. A copy of this order must be given to the youth and to any responsible\nadult who attended Court. A copy must also be sent to the Chief\nExecutive Officer.\n2. You may be arrested immediately if you breach this order, including if\nyou change your residential address and do not notify a community\nyouth justice officer within 48 hours.\n3. You may apply to the Court to review this order.\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY\nWORK ORDER\nDUTIES IN CARRYING OUT YOUR COMMUNITY WORK ORDER\nYouth Justice Act 2005 – section 95 refers\nUnder your Community Work Order, you must:\n• participate, for the number of hours specified in the order, in an\napproved project as directed by a community youth justice officer; and\n• participate in the project to the satisfaction of a community youth justice\nofficer or project supervisor; and\n• while participating in the project – comply with any reasonable direction\nof a community youth justice officer or project supervisor; and\n• inform a community youth justice officer of any change in your\nresidential address within 48 hours after the change; and\n• not commit an offence while the order is in force.\nUnless you consent, you are not required to participate in an approved project\nunder your community work order for more than 8 hours in any one day.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 46\nBREACH OF YOUR COMMUNITY WORK ORDER\nYouth Justice Act 2005 – sections 96 and 121 refer\nYou will breach your Community Work Order if you:\n• fail to comply with a term or condition of the order; or\n• fail to carry out your obligations under section 95 of the Act (printed\nabove); or\n• disturb or interfere with any other person participating in or doing\nanything under a Community Work Order; or\n• assault, threaten, insult or use abusive language to a probation and\nparole officer or project supervisor; or\n• change your address to avoid your obligations; or\n• fail to comply with the Youth Justice Regulations 2006 relating to\nCommunity Work Orders; or\n• commit an offence against a law in force in the Territory or elsewhere\nduring the term of this order.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 47\nFORM 10\nregulation 75(10)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nORDER TO SUSPEND SENTENCE OF DETENTION\nOR IMPRISONMENT\nIn the matter of: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nOn [date] , [name of youth]\nwas *found guilty/*convicted by the Youth Justice Court at [place]\nof the following offence(s):\nCase No. Offence No. Offence Length of detention\nor imprisonment\nThe Court orders under section 83(1)(i) of the Youth Justice Act 2005 as\nfollows:\n• *the whole of the period of detention or imprisonment be suspended\nand the youth be released immediately;\n• *the period of detention or imprisonment be partially suspended and\nthe youth be released after the youth has served [period to be served]\n• *the period of *detention/*imprisonment is to begin on [date]\n• the *total period/*balance of the period of *detention/*imprisonment be\nsuspended for a period of [period, not exceeding 2 years] from *the\ndate of this order/*[other date]\n*The Court orders the total effective period of *detention/*imprisonment is\n[period]\n*The Court also imposed the following conditions:\n[Signed]\n*Registrar/*Youth Judge\nDate:\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 48\n*Delete if not applicable\nI, [name of youth]\nfully understand the terms of this order. I accept those terms and will comply\nwith the order.\n[Signed]\nSigned at [place] on [date] in the presence\nof\nJustice of the peace\nNotes\n1. You may be arrested immediately if you fail to comply with this order.\n2. You may apply to the Court to review this order.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 49\nFORM 11\nregulation 75(11)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nALTERNATIVE DETENTION ORDER\nIn the matter of: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nOn [date] , [name of youth]\nwas *found guilty/*convicted by the Youth Justice Court at [place]\nof the following offence(s):\nCase No. Offence No. Offence Length of detention\nor imprisonment\nThe Court orders under section 83(1)(j) of the Youth Justice Act 2005 as\nfollows:\n• the sentence is suspended on the youth entering into this alternative\ndetention order; and\n• the youth must *reside/*remain at [address of premises or place] for a\nperiod of [not exceeding 12 months]\nThis order is subject to the following conditions:\n• the youth must not leave the premises or place specified above during\nthe period the order remains in force, except as permitted by the Chief\nExecutive Officer or a community youth justice officer; and\n• the youth must obey all reasonable directions of the Chief Executive\nOfficer or a community youth justice officer; and\n• in accordance with the directions of the Chief Executive Officer, the\nyouth must wear or have attached a monitoring device and allow the\nplacing, or installation in, and retrieval from, the premises or place\nspecified in this order of a machine, equipment or device necessary for\nthe efficient operation of the monitoring device; and\n• *[other conditions imposed by the Court]\n*Delete if not applicable\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 50\nThis alternative detention order remains in force for the period commencing\non [date] and ending on [date] unless it\nis discharged, revoked or varied by the Court.\n[Signed]\nRegistrar\nDate:\nI, [name of youth]\nfully understand the terms of this Alternative Detention Order and have\nconsented to the making of the order and to the terms of the order. I accept\nthose terms and will comply with the order.\n[Signed]\nSigned at [place] on [date] in the presence of\nJustice of the peace\nNotes\n1. A copy of this order must be given to the youth and to any responsible adult who\nattended Court. A copy must also be sent to the Chief Executive Officer.\n2. You may be arrested immediately if you fail to comply with this order.\n3. You may apply to the Court to review this order.\nINFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ALTERNATIVE DETENTION ORDER\nYouth Justice Act 2005 – sections 110 and 121 (Breach of Alternative\nDetention Order refer).\nYou will breach your alternative detention order if you:\n• fail to reside in or remain at the premises or place specified in the\norder;\n• fail to comply with a term or condition of the order;\n• wilfully destroy, damage or remove, or attempt to destroy, damage or\nremove, any part of a monitoring device or any associated machine,\nequipment or device;\n• fail to comply with a lawful request of a community youth justice officer\nor police officer to undergo a breath test or breath analysis or provide a\nblood or urine sample;\n• disturb or interfere with any other person residing in the premises or\nplace specified in the order;\n• assault, threaten, insult or use abusive language to a probation and\nparole officer; or\n• fail to comply with the Youth Justice Regulations 2006 relating to\nalternative detention orders; or\n• commit an offence against a law in force in the Territory or elsewhere\nduring the term of this order.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 51\nFORM 12\nregulation 75(12)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nPERIODIC DETENTION ORDER\nIn the matter of: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nOn [date] , [name of youth]\nwas *found guilty/*convicted by the Youth Justice Court at [place]\nof the following offence(s):\nCase No. Offence No. Offence Length of detention\nor imprisonment\nThe Court orders under section 83(1)(k) of the Youth Justice Act 2005 as\nfollows:\n• the youth must serve [number] periods of\n*detention/*imprisonment;\n• each period of *detention/*imprisonment is [number of days] ;\n• the *detention/*imprisonment must be served at [name of *detention\ncentre/*custodial correctional facility]\n;\n• the youth must first report to the *detention centre/*custodial\ncorrectional facility on [day and date]\nat [time] ;\n• the youth must subsequently report on each following [day of week]\nat [time] .\n*The Court orders the total effective period of *detention/*imprisonment is\n[period]\n*The Court also imposed the following conditions:\n[Signed]\n*Registrar/*Youth Judge\nDate:\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 52\n*Delete if not applicable\nI, [name of youth] fully understand the terms of\nthis Periodic Detention Order and have consented to the making of the order\nand to the terms of the order. I accept those terms and will comply with the\norder.\n[Signed]\nSigned at [place] on [date] in the presence of\nJustice of the peace\nNotes\n1. A copy of this order must be given to the youth and to any responsible\nadult who attended Court. A copy must also be sent to the\n*Commissioner/*Chief Executive Officer.\n2. You may be arrested immediately if you breach this order. You will\nbreach this order if you fail to report at an appropriate time to serve a\nperiod of detention. You will also breach this order if you report for a\nperiod of detention in an unfit state.\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PERIODIC\nDETENTION ORDER\nCONDITIONS APPLYING TO YOUR PERIODIC DETENTION ORDER\nYouth Justice Act 2005 – section 114 refers\nUnder your Periodic Detention Order, you must:\n• report to the specified detention centre or custodial correctional facility\nat the time and on the date specified for the first period of detention or\nimprisonment; and\n• report to the detention centre or custodial correctional facility at the\ntime and on the day of the week specified for subsequent periods of\ndetention or imprisonment until the specified number of periods have\nbeen served; and\n• notify the superintendent of the detention centre or officer in charge of\nthe custodial correctional facility within 48 hours after being charged\nwith an offence, in the Territory or elsewhere, while the order is in\nforce; and\n• notify the superintendent of the detention centre or officer in charge of\nthe custodial correctional facility of any change in your address, within\n48 hours after the change, while the order is in force; and\n• obey all lawful instructions and directions of the *Commissioner of\nCorrectional Services/*Chief Executive Officer and the superintendent\nof the detention centre or officer in charge of the custodial correctional\nfacility, as the case may be, while the order is in force; and\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 53\n• comply with any conditions the Court has imposed.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 54\nFORM 13\nregulation 75(13)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nWARRANT OF COMMITMENT – PERIODIC DETENTION\nTo: *Superintendent of detention centre/\n*officer in charge of custodial\ncorrectional facility:\nThe Youth Justice Court at [place] on [date]\nsentenced [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nto a period of *detention/*imprisonment as follows:\nCase No. Offence No. Offence Length of detention\nor imprisonment\nThe youth must report to the *detention centre/*custodial correctional facility\non the dates and at the times, and must be released on the dates and times,\nfollowing:\nReport Release\nDate Time Date Time\nYou are ordered to take the youth in custody and keep him or her for the\nperiods specified and any further periods in accordance with section 119 of\nthe Youth Justice Act 2005.\n[Signed]\nRegistrar\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 55\nFORM 14\nregulation 75(14)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nWARRANT OF COMMITMENT – DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT\nTo: all police officers in the Northern Territory and to the *Superintendent of\ndetention centre/*officer in charge of\ncustodial correctional facility:\nThe Youth Justice Court at [place] on [date]\nsentenced [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nto a period of *detention/*imprisonment as follows:\nCase No. Offence No. Offence Length of detention\nor imprisonment\n• *Total effective period of detention/*imprisonment ordered is\n• *Sentence to commence on [date]\n• *Youth to be released, and the balance of the period of *detention/\n*imprisonment to be suspended, after serving [period to be served]\nYou are ordered to:\n• apprehend or arrest the youth if necessary;\n• take the youth to the nearest *detention centre/*custodial correctional\nfacility;\n• deliver the youth to the *Superintendent/*officer in charge;\n• take the youth into custody and keep him or her for the period\nspecified.\n[Signed]\n*Registrar/*Youth Judge\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 56\nFORM 15\nregulation 75(15)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nAPPLICATION FOR ORDER\nIn the matter of: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nI, [name of applicant]\nof [address]\n• *the *youth/*responsible adult named in the order\n• *on behalf of the youth named in the order\n• *the Commissioner of Correctional Services/*Chief Executive Officer\n• *a prosecutor\napply to the Youth Justice Court at [place] for an order as\nfollows:\n[particulars of the order sought or, if breach of order alleged, particulars of\norder and breach]\n[Signed]\nApplicant\nDate:\n______________________________________________________________\nThis application will be heard by the Youth Justice Court at [place]\non [date] at [time]\n[Signed]\nRegistrar\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable.\nNote\nIf you (the youth) fail to appear for the hearing of this application, a warrant\nmay be issued for your arrest.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 57\nFORM 15A\nregulation 75(15A)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nAPPLICATION FOR INQUIRY INTO FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES\nIn the matter of: [name of youth]\nof [address]\nI, [name of applicant]\nof [address]\n*on behalf of [name of appropriate Agency]\n*a police officer\napply to the Youth Justice Court at [place] for an inquiry into the family\ncircumstances of [name of youth] on the following basis:\n*a parent, or the parents, of the youth have entered into a family responsibility\nagreement but the youth has continued to exhibit behavioural problems.\n*a parent or the parents of the youth have been invited to enter into a family\nresponsibility agreement but have not done so.\n*a parent or the parents of the youth have entered into a family responsibility\nagreement but have not complied with its terms.\n*the youth has been charged with an offence or has breached a condition of\nbail.\n[Signed]\nApplicant\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 58\nFORM 16\nregulation 75(16)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nAPPLICATION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SENTENCE\nIn the matter of: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nI, [name of applicant]\nof [address]\n• *the *youth/*responsible adult named in an order made on [date]\nat [place]\n• *on behalf of the youth named in an order made on [date]\nat [place]\napply to the Youth Justice Court at [place] for a\nreconsideration under section 141 of the Youth Justice Act 2005 of the order,\nparticulars of which are as follows: [particulars of order]\nThe grounds for reconsideration are as follows: [particulars of grounds]\n[Signed]\nApplicant\nDate:\n______________________________________________________________\nThis application will be heard by the Youth Justice Court at [place]\non [date] at [time]\n[Signed]\nRegistrar\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable.\nNote\nIf you (the youth) fail to appear for the hearing of this application, a warrant\nmay be issued for your arrest.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 59\nFORM 17\nregulation 75(17)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nAPPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF SENTENCING ORDER\nIn the matter of: [name, sex and date of birth of youth]\nof [address]\nI, [name of applicant]\nof [address]\n• *the youth named in the order mentioned below\n• *on behalf of the youth named in the order mentioned below\n• *the Commissioner of Correctional Services/*Chief Executive Officer\n• *a prosecutor\napply to the Youth Justice Court at [place] for a review\nunder section 142 of the Youth Justice Act 2005 of an order made on [date]\nat [place] , particulars of which are as follows:\n[particulars of the order]\nThe grounds for review are as follows [particulars of grounds]\n[Signed]\nApplicant\nDate:\n______________________________________________________________\nThis application will be heard by the Youth Justice Court at [place]\non [date] at [time]\n[Signed]\nRegistrar\nDate:\n*Delete if not applicable.\nNote\nIf you (the youth) fail to appear for the hearing of this application, a warrant\nmay be issued for your arrest.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 60\nFORM 18\nregulation 75(18)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nYouth Justice Act 2005\nAFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE\nI, ,\nof ,\n*make oath and say/*affirm as follows:\n• at [place] on [date] at\n[time] I served [name of person\nserved] with the following\ndocuments: [description of documents]\n• the method of service was as follows: [how served]\n• copies of the documents served are attached and marked with the\nletter \"A\".\nMade at [place] ________________________on [date] ________________\nBy [signature of deponent] _______________________________________\nWitnessed by\nSignature ____________________________________________________\nJustice of the peace / commissioner for oaths\nName _______________________________________________________\nAddress or phone no.\n*Delete if not applicable\n\nENDNOTES\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 61\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nYouth Justice Regulations (SL No. 25, 2006)\nNotified 26 July 2006\nCommenced 1 August 2006 (r 2, s 2 Youth Justice Act 2005 (Act No. 32,\n2005) and Gaz G30, 26 July 2006, p 3)\nJustice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2006 (Act No. 35, 2006)\nAssent 3 November 2006\nCommenced 3 November 2006\nStatute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007)\nAssent 8 March 2007\nCommenced 8 March 2007\nYouth Justice Amendment (Family Responsibility) Regulations 2008 (SL No. 15, 2008)\nNotified 1 July 2008\nCommenced 1 July 2008 (r 3)\nYouth Justice Amendment (Family Responsibility) Regulations (No. 2) 2008 (SL No. 35,\n2008)\nNotified 9 December 2008\nCommenced 9 December 2008\nOmbudsman Act 2009 (Act No. 5, 2009)\nAssent 12 March 2009\nCommenced 1 July 2009 (Gaz G21, 27 May 2009, p 5)\nOaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40,\n2010)\nAssent date 18 November 2010\nCommenced 1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations\nAct 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011,\np 4)\n\nENDNOTES\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 62\nCriminal Code Amendment (Criminal Damage) Act 2011 (Act No. 5, 2011)\nAssent 16 March 2011\nCommenced 1 June 2011 (Gaz S19, 4 May 2011)\nCare and Protection of Children (Children's Commissioner) Amendment Act 2011 (Act\nNo. 9, 2011)\nAssent date 18 April 2011\nCommenced 1 July 2011 (Gaz S32, 20 June 2011)\nHealth Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2012 (Act No. 17,\n2012)\nAssent date 22 May 2012\nCommenced 1 July 2012 (s 2)\nChildren's Commissioner Act 2013 (Act No. 33, 2013)\nAssent date 18 December 2013\nCommenced 1 January 2014 (Gaz S72, 23 December 2013)\nCorrectional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27,\n2014)\nAssent date 4 September 2014\nCommenced 9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)\nLocal Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016)\nAssent date 6 April 2016\nCommenced 1 May 2016 (Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)\nJustice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)\nAssent date 8 June 2016\nCommenced s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016;\nrem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)\nYouth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Act No. 36, 2016)\nAssent date 20 December 2016\nCommenced 1 March 2017 (Gaz G9, 1 March 2017, p 15)\nYouth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 19, 2017)\nAssent date 30 October 2017\nCommenced 5 January 2018 (Gaz G51, 20 December 2017, p 4)\nYouth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 12, 2018)\nAssent date 23 May 2018\nCommenced 24 May 2018 (s 2)\nHealth Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) and Other Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 28, 2018)\nAssent date 30 November 2018\nCommenced 1 December 2018 (s 2)\nYouth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 32, 2019)\nAssent date 9 October 2019\nCommenced 2 March 2020 (Gaz G5, 5 February 2020, p 2)\nYouth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 9, 2021)\nAssent date 14 May 2021\nCommenced 15 May 2021 (s 2)\n\nENDNOTES\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 63\nCriminal Code Amendment (Property Offences) Act 2022 (Act No. 24, 2022)\nAssent date 31 October 2022\nCommenced 30 April 2023 (Gaz G8, 13 April 2023, p 1)\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023)\nAssent date 17 August 2023\nCommenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S20, 22 March 2024)\nJustice Legislation Amendment Regulations 2024 (SL No. 20, 2024)\nDate made 30 July 2024\nCommenced 31 July 2024 (r 2 )\nYouth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 21, 2025)\nAssent date 11 August 2025\nCommenced 4 September 2025 (Gaz S53, 28 August 2025)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1, 3, 4, 28, 28AA, 28AE, 29\nand 66 and sch 1 and 2.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 2A ins Act No. 19, 2017, s 13\nr 3 amd Act No. 4, 2007, s 2; Act No. 5, 2011, s 10; Act No. 17, 2016, s 46\nsub Act No. 32, 2019, s 44\nr 3A ins Act No. 32, 2019, s 44\namd Act No. 24, 2022, s 35; Act No. 20, 2023, s 54; No. 20, 2024, r 15;\nAct No. 21, 2025, s 31\nrr 6 – 7 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15\nr 9 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15\nrr 12 – 14 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15\nrr 25 – 26 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15\nr 28 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15\npt 4AA hdg ins Act No. 19, 2017, s 14\npt 4AA\ndiv 1 hdg ins Act No. 19, 2017, s 14\nrr 28AA –\n28AC ins Act No. 19, 2017, s 14\npt 4AA\ndiv 2 hdg ins Act No. 19, 2017, s 14\nrr 28AD –\n28AF ins Act No. 19, 2017, s 14\npt 4AA\ndiv 3 hdg ins Act No. 19, 2017, s 14\nr 28AG ins Act No. 19, 2017, s 14\npt 4A hdg ins No. 15, 2008, r 4\nrep Act No. 9, 2021, s 41\nr 28A ins No. 15, 2008, r 4\nrep Act No. 9, 2021, s 41\nr 29 amd Act No. 5, 2009, 179\nr 30 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 36, 2016, s 8; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15\nr 31 amd Act No. 32, 2019, s 45\n\nENDNOTES\nYouth Justice Regulations 2006 64\nr 31A ins Act No. 21, 2025, s 32\nr 32 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 9, s 160; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15; Act\nNo. 28, 2018, s 25\nr 37 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57\nr 38 amd Act No. , 2018, s 25\nr 42 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15; Act No. 12, 2018, s 21\nr 52 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15\nrr 54 – 55 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15\nr 57 amd Act No. 17, 2012, s 55; Act No. 28, 2018, s 25\nr 65 amd Act No. 21, 2025, s 33\nr 66 amd Act No. 9, 2011, s 27; Act No. 33, 2013, s 82\nrr 70 – 71 rep Act No. 12, 2018, s 22\nins Act No. 21, 2025, s 34\nr 71A ins Act No. 21, 2025, s 34\nr 72 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15\nsub Act No. 12, 2018, s 22\namd Act No. 21, 2025, s 35\nr 73 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57\nsub Act No. 12, 2018, s 22\namd Act No. 32, 2019, s 46\nr 75 amd No. 15, 2008, r 5; Act No. 9, 2021, s 42\nsch 1 ins No. 15, 2008, r 6\nsub No. 35, 2008, r 3\nrep Act No. 9, 2021, s 43\nsch hdg sub No. 15, 2008, r 7\nsch 2 amd Act No. 35, 2006, s 49; No. 15, 2008, r 7; Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act\nNo. 9, s 160; Act No. 19, 2017, s 15; Act No. 9, 2021, s 44","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 2006 regulations appear to have been substantially expanded beyond basic operational procedures. The endnotes reveal numerous amendments adding significant new domains: Part 4AA on alcohol and drug testing was inserted in 2017; family responsibility provisions were added in 2008 then repealed in 2021; detailed self-harm protocols (Division 3 of Part 5) have been progressively strengthened; and recent 2025 amendments added new monitoring requirements for medical separation (regulation 71A) and daily routine provisions (regulation 31A). The scope has grown from basic detention centre management to encompass comprehensive health monitoring, drug testing regimes, and family intervention mechanisms."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple distinct operational areas (police interviews, community work, home detention, drug testing, detention centres) with different rule sets","Frequent cross-references to the parent Youth Justice Act 2005 (e.g., 'for section 18(4) of the Act', 'for section 140AF(6)(a) of the Act')","Nested conditional logic in monitoring requirements (different intervals for voluntary vs medical vs behavioural separation, with sub-conditions for medical separation types)","18 prescribed forms with detailed fields and conditional asterisks (*Delete if not applicable)","Multiple amendment layers visible in endnotes (references to amendments from 2006 through 2025)","Defined terms scattered across Parts (some Part-specific, some general) with circular definitions (e.g., 'blood analysis, see regulation 28AB(e)')","Exception provisions within exception provisions (e.g., mail inspection rules with exceptions for privileged correspondence, then exceptions to those exceptions for suspected fraud)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the detailed rules for how the Northern Territory's youth justice system operates day-to-day. They cover four main areas:\n\n**1. Police interviews with young people**\n- Police must record specific details when questioning a youth, including whether they were told their right to silence, whether they chose to speak, and what efforts were made to contact their lawyer or a support person.\n\n**2. Community work orders (as an alternative to detention)**\n- Rules for how young people perform court-ordered community service, including:\n  - **Attendance**: Must show up at specified times and places, with exemptions possible for illness (requires medical certificate within 72 hours).\n  - **Conduct**: Cannot be affected by alcohol or drugs; must wear protective clothing and suitable footwear (closed shoes minimum).\n  - **Work conditions**: 8-hour days include paid rest and meal breaks; travel time counts as work time; if the supervisor doesn't show up within an hour, the youth is credited for the full day.\n  - **Compensation**: Work performed can satisfy compensation orders at $12.50 per hour (or higher if prescribed elsewhere).\n  - **Breaches**: The CEO can suspend a youth from the program if they breach the order.\n\n**3. Alternative detention orders (home detention with monitoring)**\n- Rules for youths serving sentences at home with electronic monitoring:\n  - Must reside at the specified address and cannot leave except for approved reasons (work, education, religious worship, urgent medical care).\n  - Must accept phone calls, visits, and drug/alcohol testing from community youth justice officers.\n  - Cannot consume alcohol or drugs, possess firearms, or associate with people they've been directed to avoid.\n  - Must wear monitoring devices and allow installation of associated equipment.\n\n**4. Alcohol and drug testing**\n- Prescribes five types of tests: breath tests, saliva tests, urine tests, breath analysis, and blood analysis.\n- Specifies who can conduct each test (community youth justice officers, police, health practitioners, phlebotomists, pathologists).\n- Sets out rules for evidentiary certificates that can be used in court to prove test results.\n\n**5. Detention centres (youth prisons)**\nExtensive rules covering:\n- **Administration**: Record-keeping, property management, daily routines, and who can visit (judges, official visitors, Ombudsman, medical staff).\n- **Self-harm prevention**: Emergency protocols for at-risk detainees, including continuous monitoring (every 15 minutes), removal of harmful items, special clothing, and individual management plans prepared by medical practitioners.\n- **Visitors**: Weekly visits allowed; legal visits are private (though may be visually monitored); visitors can be searched and refused entry.\n- **Mail and phones**: Mail can be inspected if suspected of threatening content or unlawful purposes, except letters to lawyers, the Minister, CEO, or Ombudsman. At least one phone call per week is permitted.\n- **Health**: Medical examination within 24 hours of admission; necessary medical treatment must be provided.\n- **Daily life**: Appropriate clothing (not uniform-like), suitable food for developing youths including special diets for religious or medical reasons, access to religious ministers.\n- **Discipline and separation**: Three types of separation (voluntary, medical, behavioural) with specific monitoring requirements—ranging from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes, with detailed journaling requirements.\n- **Restraint**: Handcuffs, ankle cuffs, waist restraints, anti-spit guards, and body shields are permitted.\n- **Searches**: Must respect dignity; same-gender staff only; personal searches conducted in two stages (top half, then bottom half) with re-dressing in between; no unnecessary observers.\n- **Complaints**: Detainees can make written complaints; the Superintendent must maintain a register and can refer matters to the Children's Commissioner.\n\n**6. Court forms**\nThe regulations include 18 prescribed forms for charges, summonses, warrants, and various court orders (good behaviour, community work, alternative detention, periodic detention, etc.).\n\n**Why it matters**: These regulations determine the concrete conditions under which young people interact with the justice system—from the moment police question them, through community-based sentences, to life inside a detention centre. They balance security concerns with welfare obligations, and establish legally enforceable standards for treatment of detained youths."},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no clear indication that the scope of these regulations has changed from their original intent. The 2006 regulations appear to continue serving their foundational purpose of providing operational detail for youth justice administration in the Northern Territory. The reprint (REPY003R1) likely reflects technical or administrative updates rather than a fundamental shift in scope, though without access to the full text or amendment history this cannot be confirmed with certainty."},"complexity_factors":["Multi-agency administration across three separate government departments creates potential for jurisdictional overlap or inconsistency","The regulations reference a parent Act (Youth Justice Act) which adds a layer of cross-referencing complexity","Split commencement/reprint structure (Reprint No. REPY003R1) suggests multiple rounds of amendments have been consolidated, which can obscure legislative history","Youth justice law intersects with child protection, criminal law, and administrative law frameworks","The metadata provided is minimal — the actual substantive content of the regulations is not included, limiting full assessment"],"plain_english_summary":"## Youth Justice Regulations 2006 (NT)\n\nThese are the supporting rules (regulations) that sit underneath the main Youth Justice Act in the Northern Territory. Rather than being administered by a single agency, responsibility is split across three government departments:\n\n- **Department of Corrections** handles most of the regulations (everything except Parts 3 and 4)\n- **Northern Territory Police** oversees **Part 3**\n- **Attorney-General's Department** handles **Part 4**\n\n### Who does this affect?\nThese regulations affect:\n- **Young people** who come into contact with the criminal justice system in the NT\n- **Police officers** dealing with young offenders\n- **Corrections staff** managing youth detention or supervision\n- **Legal practitioners** working in youth justice matters\n- **Families** of young people in the justice system\n\n### Why does it matter?\nThese regulations set out the detailed, practical rules for how young people are treated when they are arrested, detained, or supervised. They fill in the specifics that the main Act doesn't spell out — things like procedures, forms, and operational requirements.\n\n**Note:** The regulations have a commencement date of 04/09/2025, meaning this is a current or upcoming version (possibly a reprint reflecting recent amendments)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Regulations have been amended repeatedly since 2006, and their scope has expanded and been updated. Notable scope changes in the reprint include the insertion of a dedicated Alcohol and Drug Testing Part (Part 4AA) (pt 4AA ins Act No. 19, 2017, s 14; regs 28AA–28AG), additions and amendments to detention-centre management and separation monitoring (regs 31A ins Act No. 21, 2025, s 32; regs 71A ins Act No. 21, 2025, s 34), updates to prescribed offences (reg 3A amended by multiple Acts, including Act No. 32, 2019, s 44; Act No. 24, 2022, s 35; Act No. 20, 2023, s 54; Act No. 21, 2025, s 31), and periodic revisions to forms and administrative rules (reg 75 and Schedule 2 amended multiple times). The endnotes and list of amendments in the reprint record these changes (see List of amendments and Endnotes)."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of operational provisions across distinct domains (community work, alternative detention, testing, detention-centre administration, medical and complaint processes) (see regs 6–21, 22–28, 28AA–28AG, 30–75).","Frequent cross-references to the Youth Justice Act 2005 and other statutes (Criminal Code, Traffic Act, Health Practitioner Regulation National Law) (see reg 3A and definitions in regs 28AA–28AB).","Multiple delegated discretions vested in the CEO and Superintendents (reg 9, regs 30–31, reg 28AG), requiring administrative rules and decision-making processes.","Technical evidentiary and forensic procedures for alcohol/drug testing (types of tests, authorised samplers, evidentiary certificates) that impose chain-of-custody and certification requirements (regs 28AB–28AF, 28AG).","Detailed record-keeping and reporting obligations (admission register, photographic records, search register, complaints register, journals for separations) with staged destruction and permitted statistical use (regs 33–37, 67, 74).","Structured protocols for at-risk detainees and separation monitoring with different observation intervals and review duties (regs 40–44, 71–72, 71A).","Extensive prescribed forms and standardized documents that courts and officials must use (reg 75 and Schedule 2), increasing procedural formalities."],"plain_english_summary":"# What these regulations do\n\nThese Regulations set out the detailed, day-to-day rules that make the Youth Justice Act 2005 work in practice. They translate high-level powers in the Act into operational steps, forms and procedures for police, youth justice officers, court registrars, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Superintendents of detention centres, health practitioners and young people who are subject to youth-justice orders.\n\nKey practical effects and mechanics\n\n- Recording interviews: Police must record specified particulars when interviewing a youth, such as advice about the right to silence, attempts to contact a lawyer or support person, and who was contacted (reg 3). This documents procedural steps at the point of investigation.\n\n- Prescribed offences: The Regulations list specific offences that trigger statutory consequences under the Act (reg 3A). That list is expressed by reference to Criminal Code, Traffic Act and other Territory laws (reg 3A(1)–(3)).\n\n- Community work orders: The Regulations set out how community work orders operate. They fix the monetary rate at which hours worked count toward compensation (currently $12.50/hour unless a higher rate from another regulation applies) (reg 4). They define supervising officers and their functions (regs 6–7), require attendance at specified times and places and limit leaving without approval (reg 8), allow exemptions and specify application timing and proof (reg 9), prohibit attending while under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs (reg 10), require protective clothing and suitable footwear (reg 16), count travel and break time as work (regs 17–18), and set out reporting, suspension and inquiry procedures where a youth is removed from a project or breaches the order (regs 11–14, 20–21).\n\n- Alternative detention orders and surveillance: Rules for alternative detention (home- or place-based orders) require residence at the specified premises, restrict movement except with CEO approval for specified reasons (employment, education, religious worship, urgent medical care) and require the youth to accept supervision, monitoring calls, visits and tests for alcohol or drugs as directed by community youth justice officers (regs 22–28, 25–26). Monitoring devices and the installation/maintenance of associated equipment are provided for in the form of conditions that courts may impose (Form 11).\n\n- Alcohol and drug testing: The Regulations prescribe the types of tests that may be used (breath, saliva, urine, breath or blood analyses) (reg 28AB), who may take samples (community youth justice officer, police, or CEO-approved persons for breath/saliva/urine tests; authorised breath-analysis operators for breath analysis; health practitioners or trained phlebotomists for blood samples) (regs 28AD–28AF), and who may issue evidentiary certificates about tests and results (reg 28AG).\n\n- Detention centre administration: The CEO or a Superintendent may make determinations about centre management and detainee conduct; those determinations become rules of the centre and must be communicated to detainees (regs 30–31, 31A). The Regulations require particular entries in the admission register (reg 33), specify destruction and permitted use of records (regs 34–35), set out property inventory and safekeeping rules (regs 36–37), and require medical assessment within 24 hours of admission (reg 57).\n\n- Detainees at risk of self-harm: The Regulations require immediate referral to a medical practitioner when a youth is identified as at risk (regs 40–41), set out an Emergency Management Protocol for observation-room accommodation (including CCTV or physical observation no less frequently than every 15 minutes, removal of dangerous items, and suitable bedding and food) (reg 42), and require an individual, culturally appropriate management plan drafted by a medical practitioner where appropriate (reg 43).\n\n- Visits, mail and communications: The Regulations provide rules for visitor entry, identity checks, searching of incoming mail where security or safety is suspected (reg 54), guarantees for unmonitored legal visits (reg 47), a minimum frequency of visits and telephone access (regs 46, 56), and special protection for correspondence to and from legal representatives, the Minister, the CEO and Ombudsman (reg 55).\n\n- Behaviour, complaints and separations: Detainees must follow lawful instructions and centre rules (reg 65). There is a mechanism for written complaints and a complaints register (regs 66–67). Detailed monitoring, record-keeping and review intervals are required for voluntary, medical and behavioural separations, with different observation frequencies and journal requirements (regs 71–72, 71A).\n\n- Operational forms: A schedule of prescribed forms is included (Form 1–Form 18, Schedule 2) for charging, summonses, warrants, orders (community work, alternative detention, periodic detention), applications and affidavits (reg 75 and Schedule 2).\n\nWho is affected (who pays, who decides)\n\n- Young people: Subject to interview recording, community work, alternative detention, drug/alcohol testing, detention centre rules and monitoring. Youths carry the primary compliance burden: attending work and programs (reg 8), submitting to tests (reg 26(5), regs 28AD–28AF), following residence and movement restrictions (regs 24–25), and abiding by detention centre rules when detained (reg 65).\n\n- Courts/registrars: Use the prescribed forms and impose orders that include the conditions the Regulations operationalise (reg 75 and Schedule 2).\n\n- CEO and Superintendents: Exercise administrative discretion to make determinations, approve exemptions (reg 9), approve persons to conduct tests (regs 28AD–28AE), give directions about inspected mail (reg 54(3)–(4)), prepare and implement Emergency Management Protocols (reg 42), and issue evidentiary certificates in some cases (reg 28AG(2)). This places decision-making power and administrative responsibility on the executive officials named in the Act and Regulations (regs 30–31, 28AG).\n\n- Community youth justice officers, supervising officers and project supervisors: Supervise community work (regs 6–7), enforce attendance and conditions, carry out tests if authorised (reg 28AD), and report to the CEO (reg 7(1)(c)). The Regulations also expressly prohibit supervising officers from personally benefiting from youth labour (reg 21).\n\n- Police and health professionals: Police may be authorised to carry out tests and issue evidentiary certificates (regs 28AD, 28AE, 28AG). Health practitioners, phlebotomists and pathologists are prescribed for blood sampling and analysis (reg 28AF, 28AA).\n\nWhy it matters (costs, incentives, trade-offs, implementation risks)\n\n- Compliance costs for youths: Time and attention are required for community work hours, reporting obligations, testing, and restrictions on movement (regs 4, 8–9, 17, 25–26, 28AB). Community work hours can also satisfy monetary compensation obligations at an administratively fixed rate (reg 4).\n\n- Administrative burden and discretion: The CEO and Superintendents hold wide delegated responsibilities—from approving exemptions and authorised testers (regs 9, 28AD–28AE), to making detention-centre rules and directing how inspected items are handled (regs 30–31, 54). That discretion requires administrative systems and record-keeping (regs 33–37, 74), and introduces variability depending on how authorities exercise functions.\n\n- Evidence and process compliance risk: For alcohol/drug testing, the Regulations specify who may take samples and who may certify results (regs 28AD–28AF, 28AG). Proper training, chain of custody and documentation are required for results to be admitted reliably in proceedings.\n\n- Effects on organisations and service providers: Community work orders operate via approved projects and project supervisors (reg 6(b), Form 9), which may involve community or private organisations. The Regulations explicitly prevent supervising officers obtaining personal benefit from youth work (reg 21), but projects and supervision impose coordination and oversight costs for providers.\n\n- Opportunity costs and substitution effects: Hours spent on community work or detention-centre programs substitute for schooling, employment or other activities; the Regulations require productive programs and case management to address education, training and rehabilitation needs (reg 69), which has resource implications for centres.\n\n- Safeguards and monitoring: The Regulations set out procedural protections (medical assessments within 24 hours, unmonitored legal visits, processes for complaints and at-risk management), but implementing these requires staffing, training and equipment (CCTV, monitoring devices) and clear record-keeping to show compliance (regs 47, 57, 66, 42, 71–72, 74).\n\nSections relied on frequently: regs 3, 3A, 4, 6–21, 22–28, 28AA–28AG, 30–37, 40–44, 46–56, 57–60, 61–75 and Schedule 2.\n\nOfficial rationale and testing claims\n\nThe Regulations operationalise powers and requirements in the Youth Justice Act 2005 by prescribing technical and administrative detail. Where the Regulations describe a procedural or protective measure (for example, immediate medical referral for at-risk detainees (reg 40), or unmonitored legal visits (reg 47)), those are presented as prescribed operational safeguards. The Regulations also allocate implementation responsibilities and record-keeping to executive officers (CEO/Superintendent) and front-line staff (community youth justice officers and members of staff), which creates administrative costs and ongoing compliance tasks (regs 30–31, 7(1)(c), 33–37, 74). The Regulations therefore convert statutory principles into enforceable duties, while leaving significant implementation choice to the executive (for example, CEO approvals and determinations at regs 9, 28AD(c), 30).\n\nTrade-offs: the mechanics favour prescriptive operational rules (detailed monitoring, tested evidentiary pathways, specified registers and forms) which promote consistency but require staffing, training, equipment and record systems. The Regulations also use court-imposed orders combined with executive discretion to manage day‑to‑day compliance.\n\n"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/youth-justice-regulations-2006","history":"/api/acts/youth-justice-regulations-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/youth-justice-regulations-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/youth-justice-regulations-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/youth-justice-regulations-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/youth-justice-regulations-2006/documents"}}