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YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 670

Youth Parole Board must transfer child or young person to prison prior to child or young person turning 25 years of age

If—

        (a)     a child or young person is serving a sentence of detention in a youth justice custodial centre; and

        (b)     the child or young person turns 24 years of age and 6 months—

before the child or young person turns 25 years of age, the Youth Parole Board must direct that the child or young person be transferred to a prison to serve the unexpired portion of the period of detention as imprisonment, unless the Board considers exceptional circumstances exist.

Note

This includes a child or young person who has been transferred to a youth justice custodial centre from a prison under section 674—see section 675.



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