Rules for youth on a youth justice order
Part of the Youth detention topic
Understand the rules youth must follow when they have been sentenced to a youth justice order.
In short
There are certain rules youth must follow when sentenced to a youth justice order.
These rules help them understand what they have to:
- do when on a youth justice order
- tell their Youth Justice officer.
You must
Youth on youth justice orders must:
- report to a Youth Justice officer within 1 business day of the order being made unless the court says otherwise
- follow all the conditions of their order (e.g. curfew or where they must live)
- go to all the activities or programs their Youth Justice officer says to
- follow all reasonable directions from their Youth Justice officer
- tell the Youth Justice officer within 2 days if they change address
- tell the Youth Justice officer within 2 days if they change school or job
- tell the Youth Justice officer if they are sick and can’t come to their program or meeting
- get a medical certificate if they are sick and can’t come to their program or meeting
- tell their Youth Justice officer if they are having problems following the rules of their order.
You cannot
Youth on youth justice orders cannot:
- break the law
- leave Queensland without permission from a Youth Justice officer
- bring alcohol, drugs, weapons or their friends to their activities, programs or meetings.
Managed by: Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support