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YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 546

Offences to deliver or leave articles or things for introduction into youth justice custodial centre or youth justice community service centre

    (1)     A person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, must not deliver or cause to be delivered any article or thing to another person for the purpose of being introduced 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.

    (2)     A person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, must not conceal or leave in any place any article or thing for the purpose of being found or received by—

        (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.

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.



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