Section 87 — Youth Criminal Justice Act: Review

A young person may apply for a review under this section of a determination under subsection 85(3) that would place the young person in a facility at a level of custody that has more than a minimal degree of restraint; or under subsection 85(4) that would transfer a young person to a facility at a level of custody with a higher degree of restraint or increase the degree of restraint of the young person in the facility. The lieutenant governor in council of a province shall ensure that procedures are in place for the review under subsection (1), including that the review board that conducts the review be independent; the young person be provided with any relevant information to which the review board has access, subject to subsection (3); and the young person be given the opportunity to be heard. Where the review board has reasonable grounds to believe that providing the information referred to in paragraph (2)(b) would jeopardize the safety of any person or the security of a facility, it may authorize the withholding from the young person of as much information as is strictly necessary in order to protect such safety or security. The review board shall take into account the factors referred to in subsection 85(5) in reviewing a determination. A decision of the review board under this section in respect of a particular determination is final.