462Commissioner for Youth Justice has operational management responsibility for youth justice custodial centres

462 Commissioner for Youth Justice has operational management responsibility for youth justice custodial centres

(1) The Commissioner for Youth Justice is responsible for—

(a) the operational management of youth justice custodial centres and maintaining the safety, security and stability of those centres; and

(b) determining the form of care, custody, accommodation, treatment and support for each child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre to support the rehabilitation and positive development of those children or young persons.

(2) In making a determination under subsection (1)(b) in respect of a child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre, the Commissioner for Youth Justice must have regard to—

(a) the individual risks and needs of that child or young person; and

(b) the best interests of that child or young person, to the extent practicable in the circumstances.