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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.59EProper officer of a court may ask for help to perform functions
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### sec.59E Proper officer of a court may ask for help to perform functions
To help the proper officer of a court perform the proper officer’s functions, the proper officer may ask—
the chief executive to provide youth justice staff members; or
the chief executive (corrective services) to provide corrective services officers; or
the commissioner of the police service to provide police officers or, to the extent the commissioner considers it appropriate, watch-house officers.
Subsection (1) (a) applies only in relation to functions performed at, or in relation to, a place prescribed by regulation.
The chief executive, chief executive (corrective services) or commissioner must comply with the request.
s 59E ins 2019 No. 38 s 85
amd 2021 No. 9 s 28 ; 2023 No. 14 s 44
(sec.59E-ssec.1) To help the proper officer of a court perform the proper officer’s functions, the proper officer may ask— the chief executive to provide youth justice staff members; or the chief executive (corrective services) to provide corrective services officers; or the commissioner of the police service to provide police officers or, to the extent the commissioner considers it appropriate, watch-house officers.
(sec.59E-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (a) applies only in relation to functions performed at, or in relation to, a place prescribed by regulation.
(sec.59E-ssec.3) The chief executive, chief executive (corrective services) or commissioner must comply with the request.
- (a) the chief executive to provide youth justice staff members; or
- (b) the chief executive (corrective services) to provide corrective services officers; or
- (c) the commissioner of the police service to provide police officers or, to the extent the commissioner considers it appropriate, watch-house officers.