Youth detention policies
We have policies and procedures to guide the way services are delivered to your child in a youth detention centre.
Our policies reflect requirements of legislation, such as:
- Youth Justice Act 1992
- Youth Justice Regulation 2016
- Human Rights Act 2019
- Information Privacy Act 2009
We also apply Australasian Juvenile Justice Administrators service standards for juvenile custodial facilities.
We consider best practice from around the world when we write our policies. We look at what the evidence says works.
We are also guided by:
- departmental frameworks
- strategies
- auditing processes.
Our public policies are available on the department’s website.
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