111Transfers to correctional centres—under 21 years old

111 Transfers to correctional centres—under 21 years old (1) The director-general may, on the director-general’s own initiative or on application, direct that a young detainee to whom this division applies be transferred to a correctional centre. (2) However, the director-general must not give a direction under subsection (1) unless satisfied that the transfer is in the best interests of the young detainee or other young detainees. (3) In deciding whether the transfer is in the best interests of the young detainee or other young detainees, the director-general must consider (a) the young detainee’s views and wishes; (b) the young detainee’s maturity and any known history; (c) the young detainee’s developmental capacity; (d) if the young detainee is serving a sentence—the time remaining to be served by the young detainee; (e) the behaviour of the young detainee, particularly if it presents a risk to the safety of other young detainees or staff at the detention place; (f) whether the young detainee is likely to be vulnerable in a correctional centre; (g) the availability of services or programs appropriate for the young detainee at the correctional centre;

(h) whether the young detainee is more likely to be rehabilitated in the detention place or correctional centre. (4) The director-general may also consider any other relevant matter. (5) If the director-general gives a direction under this section for a young detainee, the director-general may direct an escort officer to escort the young detainee from the detention place to the correctional centre. (6) The young detainee must be dealt with as a detainee under the Corrections Management Act 2007 once the young detainee is admitted to the correctional centre.