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YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 544

Offence to deliver or introduce certain items to youth justice custodial centre or youth justice community service centre

    (1)     A person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, must not deliver or attempt to deliver an item specified in subsection (3) to—

        (a)     a child or young person held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre; or

        (b)     a child or young person who is attending a youth justice community service centre; or

        (c)     a child or young person who is on temporary leave from a youth justice custodial centre.

Penalty:    

        (a)     in the case of a child, 120 penalty units or detention in a youth justice custodial centre for 12 months;

        (b)     in any other case, imprisonment for 2 years.

    (2)     A person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, must not introduce or attempt to introduce or cause to be introduced an item specified in subsection (3) into a youth justice custodial centre or youth justice community service centre.

Penalty:    

        (a)     in the case of a child, 120 penalty units or detention in a youth justice custodial centre for 12 months;

        (b)     in any other case, imprisonment for 2 years.

    (3)     For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), the following are specified items—

        (a)     any firearm, offensive weapon or other article which is capable of being used as a weapon;

        (b)     any form of alcoholic liquor or alcoholic beverage;

        (c)     any other prescribed item.



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