Youth Justice Act 1997
69Community service order
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69 Community service order
(1) A community service order is an order that –
(a) the youth must report to the person and place specified in the order within the period specified in the order; and
(b) [Section 69 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2013, s. 34, Applied:01 Mar 2014] the youth must perform, in a satisfactory way for the number of hours specified in the order, the community service activity that the assigned youth justice worker directs the youth to perform; and
(c) [Section 69 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2013, s. 34, Applied:01 Mar 2014] while performing a community service activity the youth must comply with reasonable directions given by the assigned youth justice worker; and
(d) the youth must notify the assigned youth justice worker of any change of residence before, or within 2 working days after, the change; and
(e) [Section 69 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2013, s. 34, Applied:01 Mar 2014] the youth must comply with reasonable directions given by the assigned youth justice worker directing the youth to perform community service activities.
(2) [Section 69 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 27 of 2013, s. 34, Applied:01 Mar 2014] A community service order is subject to the special conditions that are reasonable in the circumstances and are specified in the order.
(3) [Section 69 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 27 of 2013, s. 34, Applied:01 Mar 2014] A special condition may apply during the whole or any part of the period for which the order is to be in force.
(4) [Section 69 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 27 of 2013, s. 34, Applied:01 Mar 2014] Without limiting the special conditions that may be specified in the order, special conditions may include one or more of the following conditions: