Victorian Current Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 438

    (1)     Children and young persons held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre are to be—

        (a)     provided with a safe, stable and secure place of accommodation where they are protected from harm; and

        (b)     accommodated in a manner that is the least restrictive necessary in the circumstances; and

        (c)     afforded a safe, stable and secure living environment that is founded on strong, consistent and respectful relations between—

              (i)     youth justice custodial officers and the children and young persons and their families; and

              (ii)     any other persons who engage with the children and young persons and their families in the living environment.

    (2)     Children and young persons held in custody are not to be punished, recognising that the confinement resulting from the imposition of a sentence of detention is to be the only punishment a child or young person receives for an offence.

    (3)     Children and young persons remanded in custody are presumed to be innocent and are to be treated accordingly.