sec.12Record to be made on admission

sec.12 Record to be made on admission

The chief executive must, at the time a child is admitted to a detention centre, record the following information about the child— the child’s name, including any known aliases of the child; the child’s date and place of birth; the child’s usual place of residence; if the child’s usual place of residence is not the residence of the child’s parent—the parent’s address; if the child is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—that fact; if, while on remand for a charge of an offence or after arrest by a police officer under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 367 (3) , the child is detained— to appear before a specified court on a specified day—the day and place of the child’s next appearance before the court; or to appear before a specified court at the next sittings of the court—the day the next sittings start and the place where the child is to appear; if the child is detained under the sentence of a court— the nature of the offence; and the day of the sentence; and the period of the sentence; if, when the child is being admitted, the child makes a complaint about the child’s treatment while detained as mentioned in paragraph (f) or (g) —details of the complaint; information about the apparent state of the child’s health, including, for example, information about any medical condition affecting the child that is available to the chief executive at the time of the child’s admission; a description of the child’s physical appearance. The chief executive may include other particulars in the record the chief executive considers necessary. The chief executive must ensure the record is kept at the detention centre. The chief executive may change the record to ensure it is accurate. (sec.12-ssec.1) The chief executive must, at the time a child is admitted to a detention centre, record the following information about the child— the child’s name, including any known aliases of the child; the child’s date and place of birth; the child’s usual place of residence; if the child’s usual place of residence is not the residence of the child’s parent—the parent’s address; if the child is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—that fact; if, while on remand for a charge of an offence or after arrest by a police officer under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 367 (3) , the child is detained— to appear before a specified court on a specified day—the day and place of the child’s next appearance before the court; or to appear before a specified court at the next sittings of the court—the day the next sittings start and the place where the child is to appear; if the child is detained under the sentence of a court— the nature of the offence; and the day of the sentence; and the period of the sentence; if, when the child is being admitted, the child makes a complaint about the child’s treatment while detained as mentioned in paragraph (f) or (g) —details of the complaint; information about the apparent state of the child’s health, including, for example, information about any medical condition affecting the child that is available to the chief executive at the time of the child’s admission; a description of the child’s physical appearance. (sec.12-ssec.2) The chief executive may include other particulars in the record the chief executive considers necessary. (sec.12-ssec.3) The chief executive must ensure the record is kept at the detention centre. (sec.12-ssec.4) The chief executive may change the record to ensure it is accurate.