83CTreatment of prisoner in detention centre and youth in prison

83C Treatment of prisoner in detention centre and youth in prison

[Section 83C Inserted by No. 1 of 2003, s. 23, Applied:16 Apr 2003]

(1)  In this section –

detention centre has the same meaning as in the Youth Justice Act 1997 ;

prescribed detention centre means –

(a) a detention centre that is not also a prison; and

(b) a detention centre that is also a prison but whose primary use is as a detention centre for the purposes of detaining youths serving sentences of detention under the Youth Justice Act 1997 ;

prescribed prison means –

(a) a prison that is not also a detention centre; and

(b) a prison that is also a detention centre but whose primary use is as a prison for the purposes of incarcerating prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment.

(2)  If a prisoner is serving a sentence of imprisonment, or part of a sentence of imprisonment, in a prescribed detention centre, section 146A(3) of the Youth Justice Act 1997 applies.

(3)  If a person is serving a sentence of detention, or part of a sentence of detention, imposed under the Youth Justice Act 1997 in a prescribed prison, this Act other than Part 8 applies as if the person were a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment unless, and except in so far as, the Director determines that the Youth Justice Act 1997 is to apply to that person.