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StatuteChildren, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

Section 367 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Secure care

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367 Secure care Subject to sections 368 and 370 of this Act and to any regulations made under section 447 of this Act, the chief executive may, in relation to any child or young person (not being a child or young person to whom section 361(a) of this Act applies) who is placed in a residence established under section 364 of this Act, place the child or young person in secure care in that residence. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 49AA(a); 1983 No 129 s 13 Section 367 was amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” .

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