Children and Young People Act 2008
137Definitions—ch 6
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137 Definitions—ch 6 accredited person, in relation to a young detainee, means each of the (a) the director-general if the director-general is a person who has daily care responsibility, or long-term care responsibility, for the young detainee; (b) a representative, approved by the director-general, of an entity providing a service or program to the young detainee at a detention place; (c) a lawyer representing the young detainee; (d) an official visitor; (e) the custodial inspector; (f) a commissioner exercising functions under the Human Rights (g) the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young
Detention places—general Part 6.1 (h) the ombudsman; (i) a person prescribed by regulation. case management plan, for a young detainee, means the young detainee’s case management plan maintained under section 188. non-treating doctor means a doctor authorised under section 98 (Health practitioners—non-treating functions). prohibited thing means a thing declared to be a prohibited thing under section 148. register of young detainees means the register kept under section 185. security classification, for a young detainee, means the young detainee’s security classification under section 190. visiting conditions, at a detention place, means conditions declared under section 228 in relation to the place. visitor, in relation to a detention place, includes a person wishing to enter the place as a visitor. young remandee—see the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005, dictionary. youth detention policy means a youth detention policy made by the director-general under section 143.