Youth Justice Administration Act 2016

The

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made—

regulating the administration and management of training centres; and

prescribing the procedures to be observed in relation to the detention of a youth prior to being dealt with by a court, or while a youth is being conveyed to or from any court, or while a youth is in attendance at any court; and

regulating the conduct of residents, or of residents of a particular class, of a training centre; and

relating to visitors to training centres; and

setting out rights of residents of training centres; and

prohibiting, restricting or regulating the supply or administration to residents of drugs (including prescription drugs under the Controlled

for the purposes of section 31, including regulations—

prescribing procedures for drug testing; and

regulating the collection of biological samples from residents for the purposes of drug testing; and

prescribing the directions that can be given to a resident for the purpose of conducting an alcotest or collecting and authenticating a biological sample; and

prescribing the duties of employees of training centres; and

regulating the times at which and procedure by which youths may be admitted to training centres for detention; and

regulating the administration of community service orders; and

prescribing directions that community youth justice officers may give to persons under their supervision; and

prescribing fines, not exceeding $1 250 in each case, for breach of the regulations.

The regulations may include evidentiary provisions to facilitate proof of breaches of the regulations for the purposes of proceedings for offences against this Act or the regulations.

Regulations under this Act may—

be of general application or limited application; and

make different provision according to the persons, things or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply; and

provide that a matter or thing in respect of which regulations may be made is to be determined according to the discretion of the Minister or the Chief Executive; and

include evidentiary provisions to facilitate proof of contraventions of the regulations for the purposes of proceedings for offences.