541Offence to enter youth justice custodial centre or youth justice community service centre

541 Offence to enter youth justice custodial centre or youth justice community service centre

A person must not enter or attempt to enter a youth justice custodial centre or youth justice community service centre without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.

542 Offence to communicate with child or young person in youth justice custodial centre or youth justice community service centre

(1) A person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, must not communicate or attempt to communicate with the following persons in contravention of an instruction issued by the Commissioner for Youth Justice under subsection (2) not to do so—

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Commissioner for Youth Justice may issue a written instruction to any person directing the person not to communicate or attempt to communicate with the following persons in contravention of the instruction—

543 Offence to communicate with child or young person on leave from youth justice custodial centre

A person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, must not communicate or attempt to communicate with a child or young person who is on temporary leave from a youth justice custodial centre if—

(a) the person has been warned by a youth justice custodial officer that the person is not authorised to communicate with the child or young person; and

(b) despite the warning, the person continues to communicate or attempt to communicate with the child or young person; and

(c) the communication threatens the security of the youth justice custodial centre or any person.