153Prohibited actions

153 Prohibited actions (1) The superintendent of a detention centre: (a) must not take an action mentioned in subsection (2); and (b) must take reasonable steps to ensure that a member of the staff of the detention centre does not take an action mentioned in subsection (2). (2) Each of the following actions is prohibited in relation to a detainee: (a) the use of force, except: (i) under section 154 or another provision of this Act; and (ii) in accordance with section 10; (b) the use of a restraint, except a permitted restraint that is used in accordance with section 155; (c) the use of force or a restraint for the purpose of disciplining a

Youth Justice Act 2005 99 (d) the use of any form of physical, verbal or emotional abuse, including the following: (i) the administering of corporal punishment, that is, any action which inflicts, or is intended to inflict, physical pain or discomfort on the detainee; (ii) any act or omission intended to degrade or humiliate the (iii) excessive control over the detainee's access to basic human needs, including toilet facilities, food and clean drinking water; (e) the use of any form of psychological pressure intended to intimidate or humiliate the detainee; (f) any kind of unlawful discriminatory treatment.