Delegation by Commissioner for Youth Justice
39 Delegation by Commissioner for Youth Justice
The Commissioner for Youth Justice, by instrument, may delegate to any person or class of person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 in the Department or to any other person engaged by the Department any function or power of the Commissioner for Youth Justice under this Act or the regulations, except—
this power of delegation; or
in the case of any other person engaged by the Department—
the power to order a search under section 497 (unclothed search of child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre); and
the power to authorise the use of reasonable force to carry out an unclothed search under section 498.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Youth Justice Regulations 2025 · under section 766
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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