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CurrentSolitary confinement prohibited
Chapter 10Youth justice custody
Part 10.4Prohibited actions and restricted practices
Division 3Isolation
479 Solitary confinement prohibited
(1)
Despite anything to the contrary in this Act or any other Act, the use of solitary confinement in relation to a child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre is prohibited.
(2)
In this section—
solitary confinement, in relation to a child or young person, means the physical isolation of the child or young person for 22 or more hours in a 24 hour period, without minimum meaningful human contact required under section 487.
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