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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.302Programs and services for children
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### sec.302 Programs and services for children
The chief executive must establish—
programs and services necessary to give effect to any order or direction under this Act; and
programs and services to support, help, and reintegrate into the community children who have committed offences.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive must decide the activities that are to comprise community service for every community service order.
The chief executive may establish any other programs and services for children who have committed offences.
The chief executive must monitor the operation of each program and service to ensure it achieves the purpose for which it was established in a way that complies with the youth justice principles.
The chief executive may exercise a power under subsection (1) or (2) in or outside Queensland or Australia.
s 302 (prev s 224A) ins 1996 No. 22 s 81
amd 1998 No. 39 s 59 ; 2002 No. 39 s 110 (1)
renum 2002 No. 39 s 110 (2)
amd 2009 No. 34 s 45 (3) sch pt 3 amdt 38
(sec.302-ssec.1) The chief executive must establish— programs and services necessary to give effect to any order or direction under this Act; and programs and services to support, help, and reintegrate into the community children who have committed offences.
(sec.302-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive must decide the activities that are to comprise community service for every community service order.
(sec.302-ssec.3) The chief executive may establish any other programs and services for children who have committed offences.
(sec.302-ssec.4) The chief executive must monitor the operation of each program and service to ensure it achieves the purpose for which it was established in a way that complies with the youth justice principles.
(sec.302-ssec.5) The chief executive may exercise a power under subsection (1) or (2) in or outside Queensland or Australia.
- (a) programs and services necessary to give effect to any order or direction under this Act; and
- (b) programs and services to support, help, and reintegrate into the community children who have committed offences.