Youth Justice Regulations 2006

(1) The

CEO must ensure an Emergency Management Protocol is prepared in relation to the accommodation of at-risk detainees in an observation room.

(2) The

Emergency Management Protocol must address the following issues:

(a) the observation room must be thoroughly checked for potentially hazardous or unauthorised objects before the detainee is introduced into the room;

(b) the room must be furnished with a mattress and bedding made of rip-proof and non-flammable material;

(c) continuous monitoring of the detainee by closed-circuit television, or physical observation by a member of staff, and written recording of observations (including the date, time and name of the member of staff) at intervals not exceeding 15 minutes;

(d) all potentially harmful items must be removed from the detainee's possession;

(da) if a member of staff considers it necessary to prevent the detainee from inflicting self-harm – the detainee may be clothed in rip-proof material;

(e) the detainee must be provided with adequate fluids and food suitable to be eaten without cutlery.

(3) The

Emergency Management Protocol may address other issues the CEO or

Superintendent considers appropriate.

(3A) If an at-risk detainee is accommodated in an observation room under the

Emergency Management Protocol, the detainee has the same rights as the detainee would have if the detainee had been separated under section 155A of the Act.

(4) The

Superintendent must ensure the Emergency Management Protocol is implemented in relation to an at-risk detainee and is maintained until an individual management plan is formulated for the particular detainee.

(5) If an individual management plan has been formulated for an at-risk detainee, the Emergency Management Protocol yields to the plan.