66Reports on use of force

66 Reports on use of force

66 Reports on use of force

(1) As soon as practicable after force is used by a juvenile justice officer against a person, a report must be furnished to the centre manager by each officer involved in the use of force.

(2) The report—

(a) must be in writing, and

(b) must specify the name of each person who has been subjected to force and the name of each officer who was involved in the use of force, and

(c) must specify the location where the use of force occurred, and

(d) must describe the nature of the force used and the purpose for which, or the circumstances in which, force was used, and

(e) must be signed by the officer making the report.

(3) This clause does not apply in respect of—

(a) a threat of the use of force, or

(b) the use of an instrument of restraint in circumstances where—

(i) the person is restrained for the purposes of being moved from one location to another, and

(ii) the move and use of the restraint is required to be noted administratively, or

(c) the use of a riot shield as personal protection (provided the shield does not come into contact with another person).

cl 66: Am 2016 (74), Sch 1 [2].