668Secretary may apply for transfer of child 18 years of age or over or young person to prison

668 Secretary may apply for transfer of child 18 years of age or over or young person to prison

(1) The Secretary may apply to the Youth Parole Board for a direction that a child who is 18 years of age or over, or a young person, serving a sentence of detention in a youth justice custodial centre be transferred to a prison to serve the unexpired portion of the period of detention as imprisonment.

This includes a child or young person who has been transferred to a youth justice custodial centre from a prison under section 674—see section 675.

(2) On an application under subsection (1), the Youth Parole Board may give the direction if the Board considers it appropriate to do so, having regard to the antecedents and behaviour of the child or young person.

(3) The Youth Parole Board may also give a direction under subsection (2) on its own initiative.