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Youth Justice Act 2005
165Superintendent may permit absence from centre
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165 Superintendent may permit absence from centre
The superintendent of a detention centre may, subject to the order
of the Court under which the detainee is detained, permit a
detainee to be absent from a detention centre:
(a) for a period not exceeding 12 hours for the purposes of
receiving educational training or participating in arrangements
of a social, recreational or vocational nature; or
(b) for any period for a purpose approved by the superintendent if
in the custody and under the supervision of:
(i) a member of the staff of the detention centre; or
(ii) a police officer; or
(iii) the sheriff as defined in section 4 of the Sheriff Act 1962;
or
(iv) a person authorised by the CEO.