Youth Justice Act 2005
158COperational matters
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158C Operational matters A detainee is not considered to have been separated from other detainees in a detention centre: (a) when the detainee is securely accommodated: (i) in the detainee's room overnight; or (ii) during a reasonable and necessary lockdown period at the detention centre; or (iii) during an emergency situation; or (b) when it is, in the opinion of the superintendent, reasonably required having regard to the age or gender of the detainee; or (c) when the detainee is attending medical treatment, an educational or work program or a recreational activity; or (d) when the detainee is being escorted or moved within the detention centre; or (e) in another circumstance prescribed by regulation.