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Youth Justice Act 2005
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168 Inspection of detention centre
(1) The Minister or a person authorised by the Minister may enter and
inspect a detention centre at any reasonable time.
(2) The Minister may, in writing, authorise a person for subsection (1).
(3) On request by the Minister or an authorised person, the
superintendent of a detention centre must:
(a) produce for inspection the register kept under section 158;
and
(b) give the Minister or authorised person any information in
relation to any detainee in the detention centre.
(4) A person must not:
(a) hinder the Minister or an authorised person in the exercise of
a power under subsection (1); or
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(b) fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (3).
400 penalty units or imprisonment for
2 000 penalty units.