9Transfer order

9 Transfer order

9 Transfer order

(1) If the Director-General makes an arrangement under this Act for the transfer of a young offender from New South Wales to another State in the custody of an escort, the Director-General must make a written order which:

(a) directs the person who has custody of the young offender to deliver the young offender to the custody of the escort, and

(b) authorises the escort to take and keep custody of the young offender for the purpose of transferring the young offender to the place in the receiving State and to the custody specified in the arrangement.

(2) The authority conferred on an escort by this section is conferred only on an escort who is:

(a) a member of the Police Force, or

(b) a person appointed by the Director-General, or

(c) an officer employed in the Department, or

(d) a person acting as an escort with the approval of the Director-General.

s 9: Am 1999 No 85, Sch 1.7 [3].