SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Youth rehabilitation orders: requirements

PART 15Intoxicating substance treatment requirement

Requirement

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1

In this Code “intoxicating substance treatment requirement”, in relation to a youth rehabilitation order, means a requirement that the offender must submit, during a period or periods (each, a “treatment period”) to substance abuse treatment.

Such treatment may be resident treatment or non-resident treatment.

2

In this paragraph—

  • “substance abuse treatment” means treatment which is—

    1. a

      by or under the direction of a person having the necessary qualifications or experience, and

    2. b

      with a view to the reduction or elimination of the offender's dependency on or propensity to misuse intoxicating substances;

  • “resident treatment” means treatment as a resident in a particular institution or place;

  • “non-resident treatment” means treatment as a non-resident at a particular institution or place;

  • “the treatment director” means the person by or under whose direction the treatment is to be provided.

3

A youth rehabilitation order which imposes an intoxicating substance treatment requirement must specify—

a

the treatment period or treatment periods, and

b

for each treatment period—

i

the treatment director;

ii

if the treatment is to be resident treatment, the institution or place where it is to be provided;

iii

if it is to be non-resident treatment, the institution or place where, and the intervals at which, it is to be provided;

but must not otherwise specify the nature of the treatment.