Youth Justice Regulation 2016

This section applies if a person conducting a search of a child under section 24, 24A,25 or 26 finds property that—

is a thing declared by the chief executive by written notice to be a restricted article, prohibited article or illegal article; or

the person reasonably believes—

threatens the security or good order of the detention centre; or

endangers, or may be used to endanger, the child or someone else.

The person must take possession of the property and give it to the chief executive.

The chief executive must make a record of the find.

If the property belongs to the child, the chief executive must ensure a detention centre employee—

makes a record in the property register of the particulars of the property; and

signs the record; and

asks the child to sign the record.

If the child refuses to sign the record, a detention centre employee, other than the employee who made the record, may sign the record.