Information to be provided to child and parent in relation to exercise of transport power
78 Information to be provided to child and parent in relation to exercise of transport power
A police officer must provide the following information, in writing, to a child in respect of whom the transport power has been exercised and a parent of the child—
the information kept under section 77(1) in relation to the exercise of the transport power in respect of the child;
that in relation to the exercise of the transport power and the related powers and duties under this Part, a complaint may be made about—
the conduct of a police officer to another police officer or the IBAC under section 167 of the Victoria Police Act 2013; or
police personnel conduct to the IBAC under section 52 of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;
any other prescribed information.
Despite subsection (1), a police officer is not required to provide information to a parent of the child if the disclosure of the information would present a risk to the safety of the child or another person.
Example
There is a history of family violence and disclosure of the child's residential address could jeopardise the safety of the child.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed information
). Made under this Act:
- Youth Justice Regulations 2025 · under section 766
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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