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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.282FReleasing information
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### sec.282F Releasing information
The chief executive may, to the extent the chief executive considers it appropriate, give an eligible person in relation to a child detained in a detention centre the following information about the child—
the transfer of the child—
interstate or overseas under a scheme for the transfer of children detained under a sentence; or
to a corrective services facility;
the length of the period of the child’s detention;
the day the child is eligible for, or due for, discharge or release, including under a supervised release order;
any further cumulative periods of detention imposed on the child while the child is detained for the offence;
the granting to the child of leave of absence under section 269 ;
whether the child is unlawfully at large;
the death of the child.
If the eligible person nominated a nominee under section 282A (3A) or 282BA (3) to receive the information, the chief executive may give the information to the nominee.
s 282F prev s 282F ins 2012 No. 41 s 40
om 2016 No. 38 s 49
pres s 282F ins 2017 No. 8 s 98
amd 2024 No. 54 s 57 ; 2025 No. 10 s 9
(sec.282F-ssec.1) The chief executive may, to the extent the chief executive considers it appropriate, give an eligible person in relation to a child detained in a detention centre the following information about the child— the transfer of the child— interstate or overseas under a scheme for the transfer of children detained under a sentence; or to a corrective services facility; the length of the period of the child’s detention; the day the child is eligible for, or due for, discharge or release, including under a supervised release order; any further cumulative periods of detention imposed on the child while the child is detained for the offence; the granting to the child of leave of absence under section 269 ; whether the child is unlawfully at large; the death of the child.
(sec.282F-ssec.2) If the eligible person nominated a nominee under section 282A (3A) or 282BA (3) to receive the information, the chief executive may give the information to the nominee.
- (a) the transfer of the child— (i) interstate or overseas under a scheme for the transfer of children detained under a sentence; or (ii) to a corrective services facility;
- (i) interstate or overseas under a scheme for the transfer of children detained under a sentence; or
- (ii) to a corrective services facility;
- (b) the length of the period of the child’s detention;
- (c) the day the child is eligible for, or due for, discharge or release, including under a supervised release order;
- (d) any further cumulative periods of detention imposed on the child while the child is detained for the offence;
- (e) the granting to the child of leave of absence under section 269 ;
- (f) whether the child is unlawfully at large;
- (g) the death of the child.
- (i) interstate or overseas under a scheme for the transfer of children detained under a sentence; or
- (ii) to a corrective services facility;