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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.221Conditional release order—requirements
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### sec.221 Conditional release order—requirements
A conditional release order must require—
that the child participate as directed by the chief executive in a program (the conditional release program ) for the period, of not more than 6 months, stated in the order (the program period ); and
that, during the period of the order—
the child abstain from violation of the law; and
the child comply with every reasonable direction of the chief executive; and
the child report and receive visits as directed by the chief executive; and
the child or a parent of the child notify the chief executive within 2 business days of any change of address, employment or school; and
the child not leave, or stay out of, Queensland without the prior approval of the chief executive.
A conditional release order made in relation to a child may contain requirements that the child comply, during the whole or a part of the period of the order, with conditions that the court considers necessary for preventing a repetition by the child of the offence for which the detention order was made or the commission by the child of other offences.
a condition imposing a curfew on the child
An order may contain a requirement that the child must comply with outside the State.
An order may require the child to attend a particular educational establishment that is located outside the State.
A requirement imposed by a court under subsection (2) —
must relate to the offence for which the detention order was made; and
must be supported by the court’s written reasons; and
must not require the child to wear a monitoring device.
s 221 prev s 221 amd 1996 No. 22 s 78 ; 1998 No. 39 s 55
om 2002 No. 39 s 107
pres s 221 sub 2002 No. 39 s 87
amd 2009 No. 34 s 32 ; 2019 No. 23 s 23 ; 2021 No. 9 s 29A ; 2023 No. 3 s 22
(sec.221-ssec.1) A conditional release order must require— that the child participate as directed by the chief executive in a program (the conditional release program ) for the period, of not more than 6 months, stated in the order (the program period ); and that, during the period of the order— the child abstain from violation of the law; and the child comply with every reasonable direction of the chief executive; and the child report and receive visits as directed by the chief executive; and the child or a parent of the child notify the chief executive within 2 business days of any change of address, employment or school; and the child not leave, or stay out of, Queensland without the prior approval of the chief executive.
(sec.221-ssec.2) A conditional release order made in relation to a child may contain requirements that the child comply, during the whole or a part of the period of the order, with conditions that the court considers necessary for preventing a repetition by the child of the offence for which the detention order was made or the commission by the child of other offences. a condition imposing a curfew on the child
(sec.221-ssec.3) An order may contain a requirement that the child must comply with outside the State. An order may require the child to attend a particular educational establishment that is located outside the State.
(sec.221-ssec.4) A requirement imposed by a court under subsection (2) — must relate to the offence for which the detention order was made; and must be supported by the court’s written reasons; and must not require the child to wear a monitoring device.
- (a) that the child participate as directed by the chief executive in a program (the conditional release program ) for the period, of not more than 6 months, stated in the order (the program period ); and
- (b) that, during the period of the order— (i) the child abstain from violation of the law; and (ii) the child comply with every reasonable direction of the chief executive; and (iii) the child report and receive visits as directed by the chief executive; and (iv) the child or a parent of the child notify the chief executive within 2 business days of any change of address, employment or school; and (v) the child not leave, or stay out of, Queensland without the prior approval of the chief executive.
- (i) the child abstain from violation of the law; and
- (ii) the child comply with every reasonable direction of the chief executive; and
- (iii) the child report and receive visits as directed by the chief executive; and
- (iv) the child or a parent of the child notify the chief executive within 2 business days of any change of address, employment or school; and
- (v) the child not leave, or stay out of, Queensland without the prior approval of the chief executive.
- (i) the child abstain from violation of the law; and
- (ii) the child comply with every reasonable direction of the chief executive; and
- (iii) the child report and receive visits as directed by the chief executive; and
- (iv) the child or a parent of the child notify the chief executive within 2 business days of any change of address, employment or school; and
- (v) the child not leave, or stay out of, Queensland without the prior approval of the chief executive.
- (a) must relate to the offence for which the detention order was made; and
- (b) must be supported by the court’s written reasons; and
- (c) must not require the child to wear a monitoring device.