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Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
5Establishment of detention centres
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#### 5 Establishment of detention centres
5 Establishment of detention centres
> > (1) The Minister may, by order published on the NSW legislation website, declare any premises specified or described in the order to be a detention centre for the purposes of this Act.
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> > (2) The regulations may prescribe different classes of detention centre for the detention of different classes of person.
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> > (3) While a regulation referred to in subsection (2) is in force, an order under subsection (1) shall specify the class of detention centre to which the detention centre referred to in the order shall belong.
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> > (4) The Minister may, by the order by which any premises are declared to be a detention centre or by a subsequent order published on the NSW legislation website, give a name to the detention centre.
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> Editorial note.
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> For orders under this section see Gazettes No 67 of 12.4.2001, p 1881; No 200 of 17.12.2004, p 9387; No 86 of 8.7.2005, p 3612; No 93 of 1.8.2008, p 7384; No 66 of 21.5.2010, p 2175 and orders published on the NSW legislation website 2013 (254) LW 7.6.2013 and 2016 (460) LW 29.7.2016.
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> **s 5:** Am 2010 No 119, Sch 3.1.