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Children and Young Persons Act 1993 s 67

Children and Young Persons Act 1993 s 67

s 67 Inspection of Government homes for children and young persons

67.—(1) The Director-General and any officer authorised by the Director-General may —(a) at any time, enter and inspect any Government home for children and young persons; (b) require any person taking part in the operation or management of a Government home for children and young persons to —(i) produce any record, document or other article relating to the management of the Government home for children and young persons or to any other activity in respect of the Government home for children and young persons; and (ii) provide any other information relating to the management or activity mentioned in sub-paragraph (i); (c) remove for further examination any record, document or other article which the Director-General or authorised officer has reason to suspect is evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act; and (d) do any other thing that is necessary for the inspection of a Government home for children and young persons.[Act 14 of 2025 wef 01/07/2026] (2) Any person who prevents or obstructs the Director‑General or any officer authorised by the Director‑General in the execution of his or her powers, or refuses to produce any record, document, article or other information upon being required to do so under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.[3/2011; 30/2019] (3) In this section, a reference to a record, document, article or information includes any record, document, article or information which exists in any form or medium.[52F [3/2011] [Act 14 of 2025 wef 01/07/2026]

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