Children and Young People Act 2008
157Detention—notifying people responsible for or nominated
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157 Detention—notifying people responsible for or nominated (1) If a young detainee who is under 18 years old is detained at a detention place, the director-general must take reasonable steps to tell someone who has daily care responsibility, or long-term care responsibility, for the young detainee about— (a) the young detainee’s admission to a detention place; and (b) if the young detainee is required to appear before a court or tribunal—the time and place of each appearance. (2) If the director-general and someone else share daily care detainee, the director-general must act under subsection (1) in relation to the other person. (3) If a young detainee who is 18 years old or older is detained at a detention place, the director-general must take reasonable steps to tell the young detainee’s nominated person about the matters mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and (b).