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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.364Application of amendments about transfer direction for a person who is 17 years
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### sec.364 Application of amendments about transfer direction for a person who is 17 years
This section applies to a person who, at the commencement—
is 17 years or more and is serving a period of detention; and
is not subject to an order made under the pre-amended Act, section 276B or 276C; and
will have 6 months or more to be served in detention.
The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after the commencement, comply with section 276C.
For subsection (2)—
a reference in section 276C to a child includes a reference to the person; and
a requirement under section 276C(1) to give a prison transfer direction within 28 days after the person is sentenced to serve a period of detention is taken to be a requirement to give a prison transfer direction before, or as soon as practicable after, the commencement of this subsection; and
a reference in section 276C(2) and (3) to the transfer day is, for the person, taken to be a reference to the commencement of this subsection; and
a reference in section 276C(2) to the unserved period of detention is, for the person, taken to be a reference to the part of the period of detention that the person would have to serve under a detention order if the prison transfer direction was not given.
s 364 ins 2014 No. 9 s 24
amd 2014 No. 22 s 286
(sec.364-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who, at the commencement— is 17 years or more and is serving a period of detention; and is not subject to an order made under the pre-amended Act, section 276B or 276C; and will have 6 months or more to be served in detention.
(sec.364-ssec.2) The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after the commencement, comply with section 276C.
(sec.364-ssec.3) For subsection (2)— a reference in section 276C to a child includes a reference to the person; and a requirement under section 276C(1) to give a prison transfer direction within 28 days after the person is sentenced to serve a period of detention is taken to be a requirement to give a prison transfer direction before, or as soon as practicable after, the commencement of this subsection; and a reference in section 276C(2) and (3) to the transfer day is, for the person, taken to be a reference to the commencement of this subsection; and a reference in section 276C(2) to the unserved period of detention is, for the person, taken to be a reference to the part of the period of detention that the person would have to serve under a detention order if the prison transfer direction was not given.
- (a) is 17 years or more and is serving a period of detention; and
- (b) is not subject to an order made under the pre-amended Act, section 276B or 276C; and
- (c) will have 6 months or more to be served in detention.
- (a) a reference in section 276C to a child includes a reference to the person; and
- (b) a requirement under section 276C(1) to give a prison transfer direction within 28 days after the person is sentenced to serve a period of detention is taken to be a requirement to give a prison transfer direction before, or as soon as practicable after, the commencement of this subsection; and
- (c) a reference in section 276C(2) and (3) to the transfer day is, for the person, taken to be a reference to the commencement of this subsection; and
- (d) a reference in section 276C(2) to the unserved period of detention is, for the person, taken to be a reference to the part of the period of detention that the person would have to serve under a detention order if the prison transfer direction was not given.