326Objects of a youth justice custodial order

326 Objects of a youth justice custodial order

The objects of a youth justice custodial order are—

(a) to provide a clear consequence for the significant offending behaviour of the child in respect of whom the order is made; and

(b) to protect the community from further significant offending by the child; and

(c) to respond to the child's individual risks and needs and any underlying causes of the child's offending behaviour; and

(d) to support the child to positively develop and to transition back to the community to assume a positive role in society.