# Detention of minors a last resort

> act-s4AA — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

4AA Detention of minors a last resort
          (1) The Parliament affirms as a principle that a minor shall only be
              detained as a measure of last resort.
          (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the reference to a minor being
              detained does not include a reference to a minor residing at a place
              in accordance with a residence determination.