Page 2512 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 1 July 2008
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references to “an imminent risk of the young detainee harming himself or herself”. The meaning of “harmful conduct” for this clause is potentially ambiguous, and amendment is necessary to achieve consistency with the criteria in clause 208 (1) (a), which requires the chief executive to believe on reasonable grounds that the segregation is necessary to prevent an imminent risk of the young person harming himself or herself.
Amendments agreed to.
Clause 208, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 209 to 231, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 232.
MS GALLAGHER (Molonglo—Minister for Health, Minister for Children and Young People, Minister for Disability and Community Services, Minister for Women) (5.26): I move amendment No 19 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 2542].
This government amendment substitutes the second reference to “officer” with a reference to “person”, as all persons are required to comply with a direction not to enter a detention place or to leave.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 232, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 233 to 243, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 244.
MS GALLAGHER (Molonglo—Minister for Health, Minister for Children and Young People, Minister for Disability and Community Services, Minister for Women) (5.27): I move amendment No 20 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 2542].
This government amendment adds a new subclause (3) to remove doubt that a young detainee is in the chief executive’s custody while being taken to the correctional centre but that they are no longer in the chief executive’s custody once they are admitted to the correctional centre, when custody shifts to the chief executive responsible for the Corrections Management Act 2007.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 244, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 245 to 272, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 273.
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