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Youth Justice Act 2005
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133 Parents liable for costs of detention
(1) If, under section 83, a youth is ordered by the Court to be detained
at a detention centre, the Court may order that a parent or the
parents of the youth pay an amount towards the cost of detaining
the youth in the detention centre.
(2) The amount must not exceed:
(a) $100 per week for each week during which the youth is
detained in the detention centre; or
(b) for periodic detention – $15 per day for each day the youth is
detained in the detention centre.
(3) If the Court makes an order under subsection (1), it must specify
the amount that the parent is, or parents are, required to pay
towards the cost of detaining the youth.
(4) The Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 applies in relation to
an amount ordered to be paid under this section and any amount
payable must be paid to the Fines Recovery Unit.
(5) The Court must not make an order under this section in respect of a
parent or the parents of a youth unless:
(a) the parent is, or parents are, given an opportunity to be heard
and it has taken into account any matters put to it by the
parent or parents; and
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(b) it is satisfied that the parent has, or parents have, failed to
exercise reasonable supervision and control of the youth; and
(c) it is satisfied, after taking into account all the circumstances,
that it is reasonable to make the order.