Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Each of the following is prohibited in relation to a child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre—
(a) the use of a physical restraint technique for the purpose of restraining, restricting or inhibiting the child's or young person's respiratory or digestive function;
(b) the use of a physical restraint technique for the purpose of inflicting pain to compel compliance, including by the hyperextension of joints or applying pressure to the child's or young person's chest or joints;
(c) the use of any other prescribed prohibited physical restraint technique.
(2) Each of the following is prohibited in relation to a child or young person who is in the custody of a youth justice custodial officer under a transfer authority or who is being escorted or supervised by a youth justice custodial officer under a temporary leave permit—
(a) the use of a physical restraint technique for the purpose of restraining, restricting or inhibiting the child's or young person's respiratory or digestive function;
(b) the use of a physical restraint technique for the purpose of inflicting pain to compel compliance, including by the hyperextension of joints or applying pressure to the child's or young person's chest or joints;
(c) the use of any other prescribed prohibited physical restraint technique.