Young Offenders Act 1994

If a warrant of commitment has been issued in respect of a young offender that requires the offender to be detained for a period, then at any time before the offender has served the period the chief executive officer may issue a warrant to have the offender arrested and taken to a detention centre to serve or to continue to serve the period.

A warrant must not be issued under subsection (1) if the offender has been released pursuant to an order made in accordance with this Act or another written law in respect of the sentence or made in the exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.

Without limiting subsection (1) or affecting subsection (2), a warrant may be issued under subsection (1) if in error a young offender is released before having served the period of detention specified in the warrant of commitment.

Subsection (1) does not limit any power to arrest a young offender who has escaped lawful custody.