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YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 570

Right in police gaol—communication

A child who is held in custody in a police gaol has a right to—

        (a)     have all reasonable efforts made to be communicated with in a language and manner which the child can understand, including through the provision of support or assistance that is appropriate to the child's individual needs; and

        (b)     subject to the Corrections Act 1986 and the regulations made under that Act, communicate with and receive visits from other persons including—

              (i)     parents, relatives and carers; and

              (ii)     legal practitioners and persons acting on behalf of legal practitioners; and

              (iii)     in the case of an Aboriginal child, Elders and other members of the child's Aboriginal community.



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