Youth Justice Act 2005
120Youth unfit for detention or imprisonment
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120 Youth unfit for detention or imprisonment (1) The superintendent of a detention centre or the officer in charge of a custodial correctional facility (as the case may be) may refuse to admit a youth to the centre or facility if the superintendent or officer believes on reasonable grounds that the youth is unfit to serve a period of detention or imprisonment because the youth's behaviour is unruly or is otherwise a threat to the good order or security of the centre or facility. (2) A youth refused admission under subsection (1) is taken to have failed to report for detention or imprisonment. Division 10 Breach of order and re-offending during adjournment