Youth Justice Regulations 2006

(1) The

Superintendent may, subject to considerations of security and practicability, authorise the holding at the detention centre of property for a detainee.

(2) The

Superintendent must keep in safekeeping any property held at the detention centre for a detainee, but may at any time:

(a) refuse to continue to hold the property; or

(b) refuse to accept any other property belonging to the detainee.

(3) The

Superintendent must ensure the property held for a detainee is made available:

(a) to the detainee on release from the detention centre or as soon as practicable after release; or

(b) while the detainee is detained – to a person nominated in writing by the detainee.

(4) The person who receives property under subregulation (3) must sign a receipt for the property and the Superintendent must keep a copy of the receipt.

(5) The

Superintendent must ensure the property held for a detainee who is removed from a detention centre to a custodial correctional facility (except temporarily under section 154 of the Act) is sent to the custodial correctional facility.

(6) A member of staff may search property:

(a) issued to or kept by a detainee; or

(b) held at a detention centre for a detainee.

(7) For subregulation (6), the member of staff may, using proper care, dismantle the property.