Youth Justice Act 1997
90Suspended detention order
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90 Suspended detention order
(1) A suspended detention order is an order suspending the whole or part of a sentence of a period of detention imposed by a detention order.
(2) The Court may make a suspended detention order if it is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so.
(3) [Section 90 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 27 of 2013, s. 40, Applied:01 Mar 2014] A suspended detention order is subject to the following conditions:
(a) during the period specified in the order, the youth must not commit another offence which if committed by an adult could be punishable by imprisonment;
(b) during the period of suspension the youth must report to the assigned youth justice worker as required by the youth justice worker;
(c) during the period of suspension the youth must receive visits from the assigned youth justice worker as required by the youth justice worker;
(d) the youth must notify the assigned youth justice worker of any change during the period of suspension of residence, employment or school, or other educational or training establishment, before, or within 2 working days after, the change;
(e) during the period of suspension the youth must obey the reasonable and lawful instructions of the assigned youth justice worker;
(f) the youth must attend educational, personal, health and other programs as directed by the assigned youth justice worker;
(g) the youth must, as directed by the Secretary, submit to testing for controlled substances or alcohol;
(h) the youth must undergo medical, psychiatric, psychological and drug counselling and treatment as directed by the assigned youth justice worker.
(4) A suspended detention order is also subject to any special conditions specified in the order which are reasonable in the circumstances.
(5) A special condition may apply during the whole or any part of the period of suspension as specified in the suspended detention order.
(6) Without limiting the special conditions that may be imposed, special conditions may include one or more of the following conditions: