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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.301QEffect of declaration
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### sec.301Q Effect of declaration
For this Act, a temporary detention centre is taken to be—
for a declaration under a temporary detention centre declaration—the disaster-affected detention centre in relation to which the declaration was made; or
for a declaration under a regulation—the disaster-affected detention centre stated in the regulation.
Without limiting subsection (1) , a child who would otherwise be detained at the disaster-affected detention centre may be detained at the temporary detention centre without the chief executive—
making a decision or direction under section 265 ; or
being given a document mentioned in section 266 (2) .
The chief executive must carry out the chief executive’s responsibilities mentioned in sections 263 and 302 in relation to the temporary detention centre to the greatest extent practicable in the circumstances.
s 301Q ins 2023 No. 14 s 48
(sec.301Q-ssec.1) For this Act, a temporary detention centre is taken to be— for a declaration under a temporary detention centre declaration—the disaster-affected detention centre in relation to which the declaration was made; or for a declaration under a regulation—the disaster-affected detention centre stated in the regulation.
(sec.301Q-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a child who would otherwise be detained at the disaster-affected detention centre may be detained at the temporary detention centre without the chief executive— making a decision or direction under section 265 ; or being given a document mentioned in section 266 (2) .
(sec.301Q-ssec.3) The chief executive must carry out the chief executive’s responsibilities mentioned in sections 263 and 302 in relation to the temporary detention centre to the greatest extent practicable in the circumstances.
- (a) for a declaration under a temporary detention centre declaration—the disaster-affected detention centre in relation to which the declaration was made; or
- (b) for a declaration under a regulation—the disaster-affected detention centre stated in the regulation.
- (a) making a decision or direction under section 265 ; or
- (b) being given a document mentioned in section 266 (2) .