25Removal to hospital of detainees

25 Removal to hospital of detainees

25 Removal to hospital of detainees

(1) A detainee may—

(a) by order of the Secretary, or

(b) in cases of emergency—by order of the centre manager of the detention centre,

be removed from the detention centre to a hospital, or to some other place specified in the order, for medical treatment.

(2) A detainee who is absent from a detention centre pursuant to an order under this section shall be deemed to be in lawful custody.

(3) The centre manager of the detention centre from which a detainee has been removed pursuant to an order under this section may direct a juvenile justice officer to take charge of the detainee while the detainee is absent from the detention centre.

(4) When—

(a) the medical superintendent or other person in charge of a hospital certifies that a detainee who has been removed to the hospital may be discharged from the hospital,

(b) a medical practitioner certifies that a detainee who has been removed to a place other than a hospital may be discharged from that place, or

(c) an order under this section with respect to a detainee is revoked,

the detainee shall forthwith return or, if a juvenile justice officer has taken charge of the detainee, be returned to the detention centre from which the detainee was removed.

(5) (Repealed)

s 25: Am 1987 No 272, Sch 1 (7); 1988 No 40, Sch 1 (11); 2006 No 41, Sch 1 [4] [9].