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Youth Justice Act 2005
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167A Return to custody
The superintendent of a detention centre or a member of the staff of
the centre who arrests a detainee under section 167(1) must, as
soon as practicable, take the detainee (or arrange for the detainee
to be taken) to:
(a) the detention centre; or
(b) another appropriate place.
Examples for section 167A(b)
1 A police station (if it is not practicable to immediately return the detainee to
the detention centre).
2 A health care facility (if the detainee is sick or injured).
167B Use of detention centre to accommodate sheriff's detainees
The CEO may, in accordance with an arrangement with the sheriff
under section 12A of the Sheriff Act 1962, agree to accommodate a
youth who is in the custody of the sheriff at a detention centre.