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YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 479

Solitary confinement prohibited

    (1)     Despite anything to the contrary in this Act or any other Act, the use of solitary confinement in relation to a child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre is prohibited.

    (2)     In this section—

"solitary confinement", in relation to a child or young person," "means the physical isolation of the child or young person for 22 or more hours in a 24 hour period, without minimum meaningful human contact required under section 487.



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