Children and Young People Act 2008
296Disciplinary charge
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296 Disciplinary charge To charge a young detainee with a behaviour breach, an administrator must give the young detainee written notice (a charge notice) of the charge, including details of the following: (a) the behaviour breach charged; (b) a brief statement of the conduct to which the charge applies and when, or the period during which, it happened; (c) the election available under section 301 to accept the disciplinary action proposed by the administrator; (d) the disciplinary action the administrator believes on reasonable grounds would be appropriate if the charge were dealt with by the administrator under section 302 (Disciplinary action by administrator); (e) that application may be made under section 305 for review of the charge.
Part 8.3 Dealing with minor behaviour breaches Part 8.3 Dealing with minor behaviour breaches 297 Behaviour management framework (1) The director-general must establish a behaviour management framework for dealing with minor behaviour breaches. (2) The behaviour management framework is a notifiable instrument. (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the behaviour management framework must provide for the following: (a) any behaviour management consequences imposed on a young detainee to be a reasonable and proportionate response to the minor behaviour breach; (b) how privileges can be withdrawn for minor behaviour breaches; (c) review by the director-general (including on request by a young detainee) of decisions to impose behaviour management consequences for minor behaviour breaches.