Youth Justice Act 1997
83Commencement of detention
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83 Commencement of detention
(1) A period of detention commences on the day the Court makes the detention order except where –
(a) the Court makes an order under section 85(1) ; or
(b) the youth has been held in custody pending the determination of proceedings for an offence; or
(c) the order specifies otherwise.
(2) [Section 83 Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 2016, s. 5, Applied:23 Aug 2016] If the Court makes an order under section 85(1) , the period of detention commences on the earliest release date or next release date in respect of any other period of detention that is relevant under that section.
(3) On and from the commencement of a period of detention served in a detention centre until the youth is released under the supervised release order, the youth is taken to be in the custody of the Secretary.