Youth Justice Act 1997
166AYouth justice workers
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166A Youth justice workers
[Section 166A Inserted by No. 49 of 2007, s. 11, Applied:13 Dec 2007]
(1) The Secretary may –
(a) appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in the Department to be a youth justice worker for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) with the consent of the Head of another State Service Agency, appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in that Agency to be a youth justice worker for the purposes of this Act.
(2) A person appointed as a youth justice worker under this section may hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment.
(3) The Secretary may authorise a person who is not a State Service officer or State Service employee to perform the functions and exercise the powers of a youth justice worker for the purposes of this Act.