446Obligation to uphold custodial rights

446 Obligation to uphold custodial rights

(1) The following persons must act in a way that is compatible with and promotes the custodial rights to the fullest extent possible—

(d) any other person who, in accordance with this Act or any other Act or law, engages with a child or young person who is held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a) a parent or legal representative of a child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre; or

(b) any child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre; or

(c) any other person who engages with a child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre in a personal or private capacity.

A community or religious representative or an Aboriginal Elder visiting a child or young person, at the request or invitation of the child or young person, to provide emotional support or spiritual guidance.