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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.59FOfficers providing help to proper officer of a court
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### sec.59F Officers providing help to proper officer of a court
In helping the proper officer of a court under section 59E , a youth justice staff member, corrective services officer or watch-house officer may exercise powers—
prescribed by regulation for this section; and
as if—
the child who is a prisoner of the court or mentioned in section 59H (1) were a detainee; and
for a corrective services officer or watch-house officer—the officer were a youth justice staff member; and
as otherwise prescribed by regulation.
Subsection (1) does not limit the help the youth justice staff member, corrective services officer or watch-house officer may give to the proper officer of the court to perform the proper officer’s functions.
s 59F ins 2019 No. 38 s 85
(sec.59F-ssec.1) In helping the proper officer of a court under section 59E , a youth justice staff member, corrective services officer or watch-house officer may exercise powers— prescribed by regulation for this section; and as if— the child who is a prisoner of the court or mentioned in section 59H (1) were a detainee; and for a corrective services officer or watch-house officer—the officer were a youth justice staff member; and as otherwise prescribed by regulation.
(sec.59F-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the help the youth justice staff member, corrective services officer or watch-house officer may give to the proper officer of the court to perform the proper officer’s functions.
- (a) prescribed by regulation for this section; and
- (b) as if— (i) the child who is a prisoner of the court or mentioned in section 59H (1) were a detainee; and (ii) for a corrective services officer or watch-house officer—the officer were a youth justice staff member; and
- (i) the child who is a prisoner of the court or mentioned in section 59H (1) were a detainee; and
- (ii) for a corrective services officer or watch-house officer—the officer were a youth justice staff member; and
- (c) as otherwise prescribed by regulation.
- (i) the child who is a prisoner of the court or mentioned in section 59H (1) were a detainee; and
- (ii) for a corrective services officer or watch-house officer—the officer were a youth justice staff member; and