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Children and Young People Act 2008
112Transfers to correctional centres—21 year olds
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112 Transfers to correctional centres—21 year olds (1) A young detainee who is 21 years old or older cannot be detained at a detention place, but must be detained at a correctional centre. (2) The director-general must give the directions necessary to ensure that a young detainee at a detention place who turns 21 years old is transferred to a correctional centre.