491Power of police to arrest person in youth justice centre

491 Power of police to arrest person in youth justice centre S. 491(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 18.14). (1) Without limiting the generality of Subdivision (30) of Division 1 of Part III of the **Crimes Act 1958**, a police officer may at any time, on the request of the officer in charge of a youth justice centre, without warrant apprehend and take before a bail justice or the Magistrates' Court to be dealt with according to law, a person of or above the age of 18 years who— (a) is serving a period of detention in the youth justice centre; and (b) is being charged with an offence alleged to have been committed within the youth justice centre while serving the period of detention. S. 491(2) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 71. (2) Section 333 of the **Criminal Procedure Act 2009** and section 5A of the **Bail Act 1977** do not apply to an accused in a criminal proceeding who has been apprehended under subsection (1) of this section if the Magistrates' Court, County Court or Supreme Court, as the case may be, is satisfied that the accused— (a) has engaged in conduct that threatens the good order and safe operation of the youth justice centre; and (b) is unable to be properly controlled in the youth justice centre. S. 491A inserted by No. 32/2024 s. 856.