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Youth Justice Act 2005
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152 Powers of superintendent
(1) The superintendent of a detention centre has the powers that are
necessary or convenient for the performance of his or her functions.
(2) The superintendent has power to approve the participation of a
detainee in programs conducted in accordance with section 151 in
place of consent by a parent or responsible adult in respect of the
(3) The powers and functions of the superintendent of a detention
centre in relation to a detainee are not altered or diminished by the
fact that the detainee may be outside the precincts of, or absent
from, the detention centre.