139Detention offences

139 Detention offences

A detainee must not –

(a) be absent from a detention centre without lawful authority; or

(b) assault another person; or

(c) have possession of a weapon or a facsimile of a weapon; or

(d) wilfully damage or destroy property; or

(e) use threatening language or a threatening manner; or

(f) behave in a disorderly or riotous manner; or

(g) do any act or omission of insubordination or misconduct subversive of the order and good management of the detention centre; or

(h) have possession of, or be under the influence of, a drug or a prescription medicine that was not issued for use by the detainee; or

(i) be under the influence of a medicine that was not taken as prescribed or in accordance with the recommended dosage and use; or

(j) without the permission of the Secretary, be in the possession of glue containing toluene or another intoxicant; or

(k) have possession of, or be under the influence of, an alcoholic beverage; or

(l) have possession of any thing prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or

(m) contravene a condition to which a leave of absence from the detention centre is subject; or

(n) disobey a rule of the detention centre or a direction given by a person having authority to give the direction.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both.