Youth Justice Act 1992

This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied a detention centre is adversely affected.

The chief executive may, with the approval of the Minister and by signed writing, declare—

the detention centre to be a disaster-affected detention centre; and

1 or more places selected under section 301H as a temporary detention centre for the disaster-affected detention centre.

A declaration under subsection (2) must state the following—

the nature of the disaster;

the name of the detention centre;

the name and location of the place or places declared as a temporary detention centre;

the duration of the declaration.

A declaration under subsection (2) is a temporary detention centre declaration.