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Children and Young People Act 2008
213Segregation—protective custody
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213 Segregation—protective custody reasonable grounds that the segregation is necessary or prudent to protect the young detainee’s safety. (2) The director-general may give the direction at any time, on the director-general’s own initiative or on request by the young detainee. (3) The director-general must revoke the direction if the director-general believes on reasonable grounds that the protection mentioned in subsection (1) is no longer necessary or prudent.