Children and Young People Act 2008
211Review of safe room segregation directions
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211 Review of safe room segregation directions (1) The director-general must review a safe room segregation direction— (a) after it has been in effect for 2 hours; and (b) at the end of every subsequent 2 hour period for which it is in effect. (2) When reviewing a direction under subsection (1) (b), the (a) seek the advice of a health practitioner (other than a non-treating health practitioner) about the action the director-general should take under subsection (4); and (b) have regard to that advice in deciding what action to take. (3) The director-general may also review a safe room segregation direction at any other time, on the director-general’s own initiative or on request by the young detainee.
(4) After reviewing a safe room segregation direction under subsection (1) or (3), the director-general must do 1 of the following: (a) confirm the direction; (b) make a further safe room segregation direction if the grounds for making the direction exist; (c) revoke the direction under section 209 (4); (d) make a direction under section 109 that the young detainee be transferred to a health facility. (5) To remove any doubt, the director-general may make more than 1 further safe room segregation direction after a review. Subdivision 6.6.3.3 Other segregation