Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
24AConditions of leave as to non-association and place restriction
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24A Conditions of leave as to non-association and place restriction
24A Conditions of leave as to non-association and place restriction
(1) The conditions of leave that may be imposed under section 24 on a person subject to control may include either or both of the following—
(a) provisions prohibiting or restricting the person subject to control from associating with a specified person,
(b) provisions prohibiting or restricting the person subject to control from frequenting or visiting a specified place or district.
(2) A condition referred to in subsection (1) (a) or (b) is suspended—
(a) while the person subject to control is in lawful custody, and
(b) while the person subject to control is under the immediate supervision of a public servant employed within the Department.
(3) A person subject to control does not contravene a prohibition or restriction as to his or her association with a specified person—
(a) if the person subject to control does so in compliance with an order of a court, or
(b) if, having associated with the specified person unintentionally, the person subject to control immediately terminates the association.
(4) A person subject to control does not contravene a requirement not to frequent or visit a specified place or district if the person does so in compliance with an order of a court.
(5) In this section, associate with means—
(a) to be in company with, or
(b) to communicate with by any means (including post, facsimile, telephone and email).
s 24A: Ins 2001 No 100, Sch 2.3. Am 2012 No 8, Sch 1 [2].