252Places where persons in custody may be kept during transfer

#### 252 Places where persons in custody may be kept during transfer 252 Places where persons in custody may be kept during transfer > > (1) While being transferred from one place to another, a person in custody may be accommodated in a correctional centre, police station or court cell complex if it is necessary or convenient to do so. > > > (2) If a person being transferred is under the age of 18 years, the person may also be accommodated in a detention centre (within the meaning of the [Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-057)) if it is necessary or convenient to do so. > > > (3) A person detained in a detention centre under this section is taken to be a detainee (within the meaning of the [Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-057)), as if the person were a person on remand, for the period during which the person is detained in a detention centre under this section. > > **s 252:** Am 2008 No 108, Sch 1 \[33\].