158EMedical separation

158E Medical separation centre if: (a) a medical practitioner advises the superintendent that: (i) the detainee is suffering from an infectious disease; and (ii) separation is reasonably necessary to mitigate the risk to the health of other detainees; or (b) the superintendent believes on reasonable grounds that: (i) the detainee is suffering from an infectious disease; and (ii) separation is reasonably necessary to mitigate the risk to the health of other detainees. (2) The superintendent must report the separation of a detainee under this section to the CEO as soon as reasonably practicable after the separation occurs. (3) A detainee separated under subsection (1)(b) must be examined by a medical practitioner as soon as practicable after the detainee is separated under that provision. (4) As soon as practicable after a detainee is separated under this (5) If a detainee is separated under this section: (a) members of the staff of the detention centre must have regular, ongoing contact with the detainee for the purpose of monitoring the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the (b) if it is safe and reasonably practicable to do so, the detainee must be permitted to have contact with the following: (i) one or more family members; (ii) a medical practitioner; (iii) a counsellor or psychologist; (iv) a case worker;

Youth Justice Act 2005 106 (v) a legal practitioner; (vi) an adult nominated by the detainee; and (c) the detainee must be given access to the following: (i) basic human necessities including toilets, food, clean drinking water, showers and sunlight; (ii) if it is safe to do so, education, education materials and appropriate recreation materials, including reading materials; and (d) if the period of separation exceeds 3 hours and it is safe to do so – the detainee must be given access to outdoor exercise or recreation for at least 15 minutes of every 3 hours between 8 am and 6 pm. (6) A detainee must be released from separation under this section in the following circumstances: (a) on the direction of a medical practitioner; (b) if the superintendent no longer believes separation is reasonably necessary. Note for section 158E Under section 174, the superintendent of a detention centre is required to comply with the direction of a medical practitioner in relation to the health of a detainee.