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Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
28EConsideration of suitability for detention centre
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#### 28E Consideration of suitability for detention centre
28E Consideration of suitability for detention centre
> > (1) In considering (for the purposes of section 28A, 28B, 28BA or 28D) whether a person is suitable for detention in a detention centre, a court must take into account the following—
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> > > (a) the nature of any offence which the person has committed or is charged with having committed,
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> > > (b) the likelihood of danger to the community should the person escape from a detention centre,
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> > > (c) the likelihood of danger to staff or detainees if the person is detained at the detention centre concerned,
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> > > (d) whether any previous behaviour of the person indicates that he or she is likely to create a serious management problem in a detention centre,
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> > > (e) whether suitable accommodation is available for the person in a correctional centre.
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> > (2) This section is not intended to prevent a court from taking into account other matters in considering the matter.
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> **s 28E:** Ins 1988 No 40, Sch 1 (12). Am 1999 No 68, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2004 No 103, Sch 2 \[13\].