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Youth Justice Act 2005
100Making alternative detention order
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100 Making alternative detention order
(1) The Court may suspend the sentence imposed on a youth if the
youth enters into an alternative detention order and the Court is
satisfied it is desirable to do so in the circumstances.
(2) The Court must specify in the order the premises or place (which
may include a restricted area) at which the youth is to reside or
remain and the period, not exceeding 12 months, that the order is
to remain in force.
(3) The Court must not make the order unless the youth consents to
the making of the order and to the terms of the order.