sec.282AEligible persons register

### sec.282A Eligible persons register The chief executive must keep a register of persons who are eligible to receive information ( detainee information ) under section 282F about a child who is serving a period of detention in a detention centre for a violent offence or a sexual offence. Subsection (3) applies if the chief executive receives relevant information for the following persons from the commissioner of the police service or director of public prosecutions, in relation to an offence mentioned in subsection (1) — a victim of the offence; if a victim is deceased because of the offence—an immediate family member of the deceased victim. Subject to subsections (5) to (9) , the chief executive must register the person as an eligible person in relation to the child detained for the offence. A person registered under subsection (3) may nominate a person (a nominee ) to receive the detainee information for the person. a victim support worker from a victims’ support agency Also, the chief executive may register a person who applies for registration under section 282BA as an eligible person. The chief executive must not register a person as an eligible person unless the person, and any nominee for the person, has given a declaration under section 282B . The chief executive may decide not to register a person as an eligible person if the chief executive reasonably believes releasing detainee information to the person may endanger— the security of a detention centre; or the safe custody or welfare of a child detained in a detention centre; or the safety or welfare of another person. Releasing detainee information to a child who is also detained in a detention centre may endanger the safe custody or welfare of the child sentenced to detention for the offence. The chief executive may register a child as an eligible person only if it is in the child’s best interests. If the chief executive proposes to register a child in care as an eligible person, the chief executive must consult with the chief executive (child safety) before deciding what is in the child’s best interests under subsection (7) . Before registering an eligible person under subsection (3) , the chief executive must give the child detained for the offence a reasonable opportunity to make a submission to the chief executive about why the victim or immediate family member should not be registered as an eligible person. In this section— child in care means a child— who is in the custody or guardianship of the chief executive (child safety); or who, under an agreement entered into by the chief executive (child safety) and a parent of the child, has been placed in the care of a person other than a parent of the child. relevant information , for a person, means— the name and contact details of the person; and the person’s consent to being registered as an eligible person. sexual offence see the Corrective Services Act 2006 , schedule 4 . violent offence means an offence in which a victim suffers actual or threatened violence. s 282A prev s 282A ins 2012 No. 41 s 40 om 2016 No. 38 s 49 pres s 282A ins 2017 No. 8 s 98 sub 2024 No. 54 s 54 amd 2025 No. 10 s 7 (sec.282A-ssec.1) The chief executive must keep a register of persons who are eligible to receive information ( detainee information ) under section 282F about a child who is serving a period of detention in a detention centre for a violent offence or a sexual offence. (sec.282A-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if the chief executive receives relevant information for the following persons from the commissioner of the police service or director of public prosecutions, in relation to an offence mentioned in subsection (1) — a victim of the offence; if a victim is deceased because of the offence—an immediate family member of the deceased victim. (sec.282A-ssec.3) Subject to subsections (5) to (9) , the chief executive must register the person as an eligible person in relation to the child detained for the offence. (sec.282A-ssec.3A) A person registered under subsection (3) may nominate a person (a nominee ) to receive the detainee information for the person. a victim support worker from a victims’ support agency (sec.282A-ssec.4) Also, the chief executive may register a person who applies for registration under section 282BA as an eligible person. (sec.282A-ssec.5) The chief executive must not register a person as an eligible person unless the person, and any nominee for the person, has given a declaration under section 282B . (sec.282A-ssec.6) The chief executive may decide not to register a person as an eligible person if the chief executive reasonably believes releasing detainee information to the person may endanger— the security of a detention centre; or the safe custody or welfare of a child detained in a detention centre; or the safety or welfare of another person. Releasing detainee information to a child who is also detained in a detention centre may endanger the safe custody or welfare of the child sentenced to detention for the offence. (sec.282A-ssec.7) The chief executive may register a child as an eligible person only if it is in the child’s best interests. (sec.282A-ssec.8) If the chief executive proposes to register a child in care as an eligible person, the chief executive must consult with the chief executive (child safety) before deciding what is in the child’s best interests under subsection (7) . (sec.282A-ssec.9) Before registering an eligible person under subsection (3) , the chief executive must give the child detained for the offence a reasonable opportunity to make a submission to the chief executive about why the victim or immediate family member should not be registered as an eligible person. (sec.282A-ssec.10) In this section— child in care means a child— who is in the custody or guardianship of the chief executive (child safety); or who, under an agreement entered into by the chief executive (child safety) and a parent of the child, has been placed in the care of a person other than a parent of the child. relevant information , for a person, means— the name and contact details of the person; and the person’s consent to being registered as an eligible person. sexual offence see the Corrective Services Act 2006 , schedule 4 . violent offence means an offence in which a victim suffers actual or threatened violence. - (a) a victim of the offence; - (b) if a victim is deceased because of the offence—an immediate family member of the deceased victim. - (a) the security of a detention centre; or - (b) the safe custody or welfare of a child detained in a detention centre; or - (c) the safety or welfare of another person. - (a) who is in the custody or guardianship of the chief executive (child safety); or - (b) who, under an agreement entered into by the chief executive (child safety) and a parent of the child, has been placed in the care of a person other than a parent of the child. - (a) the name and contact details of the person; and - (b) the person’s consent to being registered as an eligible person.