669Child or young person may apply for transfer to prison

669 Child or young person may apply for transfer to prison

(1) A child who is 16 years of age or over, or a young person, serving a sentence of detention in a youth justice custodial centre may apply to the Youth Parole Board for a direction that the child or young person 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) The child or young person must appear before the Board to support the application.

(3) If an application is made under subsection (1), the Secretary must prepare a report for the Youth Parole Board.

(4) The Youth Parole Board may give the direction if it considers it appropriate to do so—

(a) taking into account the report from the Secretary; and

(b) having regard to the antecedents and behaviour of the child or young person; and

(c) having regard to—

(i) the child's or young person's capacity to make the request and understand its implications; and

(ii) the child's or young person's reasons for the request.