sec.218Period of custody on remand to be treated as detention on sentence

### sec.218 Period of custody on remand to be treated as detention on sentence If a child is sentenced to a period of detention for an offence, any period of time for which the child was held in custody pending the proceeding for the offence must be counted as part of the period of detention that is served in a detention centre or corrective services facility. In determining, under section 227 , when to release the child from detention under a supervised release order under section 228 , the chief executive counts the period of time for which the child was held in custody pending the proceeding for the offence. A period of time for which a child is also held in custody on sentence for another offence is not to be counted for the purposes of subsection (1) . Any period of custody of less than 1 day is not to be counted under subsection (1) . s 218 prev s 218 om 2000 No. 60 s 175 sch 3 pres s 218 amd 1994 No. 87 s 3 sch 1 ; 2002 No. 39 s 83 ; 2009 No. 34 s 31 (sec.218-ssec.1) If a child is sentenced to a period of detention for an offence, any period of time for which the child was held in custody pending the proceeding for the offence must be counted as part of the period of detention that is served in a detention centre or corrective services facility. In determining, under section 227 , when to release the child from detention under a supervised release order under section 228 , the chief executive counts the period of time for which the child was held in custody pending the proceeding for the offence. (sec.218-ssec.2) A period of time for which a child is also held in custody on sentence for another offence is not to be counted for the purposes of subsection (1) . (sec.218-ssec.3) Any period of custody of less than 1 day is not to be counted under subsection (1) .