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Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
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31 Early discharge
> > (1) A person subject to control may be discharged from detention at any time during the period of 24 hours immediately preceding the time when the person’s detention as a person subject to control would otherwise terminate.
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> > (2) A person subject to control whose detention would, but for this subsection, terminate on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday may be discharged from detention on the last day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.