sec.209Court’s reasons for detention order to be stated and recorded

### sec.209 Court’s reasons for detention order to be stated and recorded A court that makes a detention order against a child must— state its reasons in court; and cause the reasons to be reduced to writing and kept by the proper officer of the court with the documents relating to the proceeding. However, a court need not comply with subsection (1) (b) if the reasons are recorded under the Recording of Evidence Act 1962 . Subject to subsection (4) , a court’s failure to comply with subsection (1) does not affect the sentence order. A court considering the sentence order on appeal or review must take into account a failure to comply with subsection (1) (a) and give the failure the weight it considers appropriate. s 209 amd 2014 No. 9 s 12A ; 2016 No. 38 s 27 ; 2024 No. 47 s 77 (sec.209-ssec.1) A court that makes a detention order against a child must— state its reasons in court; and cause the reasons to be reduced to writing and kept by the proper officer of the court with the documents relating to the proceeding. (sec.209-ssec.2) However, a court need not comply with subsection (1) (b) if the reasons are recorded under the Recording of Evidence Act 1962 . (sec.209-ssec.3) Subject to subsection (4) , a court’s failure to comply with subsection (1) does not affect the sentence order. (sec.209-ssec.4) A court considering the sentence order on appeal or review must take into account a failure to comply with subsection (1) (a) and give the failure the weight it considers appropriate. - (a) state its reasons in court; and - (b) cause the reasons to be reduced to writing and kept by the proper officer of the court with the documents relating to the proceeding.