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YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1997
- As at 23 September 2020
- Act 54 of 1997
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Objects of Act
4. Definitions
5. Meaning of "victim"
6. Notes
PART 2 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SCHEME
7. Principles of scheme
7A. Persons in relation to whom Act applies
8. Offences covered by Act
9. Procedures under scheme
10. Admission of offences
11. Relationship with other legislation
12. Relationship with other procedures
PART 3 - WARNINGS
13. Offences for which warnings may be given
14. Entitlement to be dealt with by warning
15. Giving of warnings
16. Explanation of warnings
16A. Parents of child may be notified of warning
17. Records of warnings
PART 4 - CAUTIONS
Division 1 - Cautions by persons other than courts
18. Offences for which cautions may be given
19. Conditions required to be able to give caution
20. Entitlement to be dealt with by caution
21. Determination by investigating official
22. Explanations to children
23. Referrals for cautions
24. Notice of caution
24A. Written statements from victims
25. Right not to proceed
26. Place and time of cautions
27. Persons who may give cautions
28. Persons who may accompany child
29. Giving of cautions
30. Caution notice
Division 2 - Cautions by courts
31. Cautions by courts
Division 3 - Cautions generally
32. Further proceedings
33. Records of cautions
33A. Destruction of finger prints, palm prints and photographs
PART 5 - YOUTH JUSTICE CONFERENCES
Division 1 - Preliminary
34. Principles and purposes of conferencing
35. Offences for which conferences may be held
36. Conditions required to be met before conference may be held
37. Entitlement to be dealt with by conference
38. Determinations by specialist youth officers
39. Explanations to children
40. Referrals for conferences by DPP and courts
41. Conference administrator may refer matters to DPP
Division 2 - Conferences
42. Appointment of conference convenor
43. Time limit for holding conferences
44. Right not to proceed
45. Preparation for conferences
46. Location of conferences
47. Participants in conferences
48. Conduct of conferences
49. Guidelines for conduct of conferences
50. Representation at conferences
51. Non-attendance at conferences
52. Outcomes of conferences
53. Failure of conference to reach decision
54. Matters referred by courts
55. Reconvening of conferences
56. Satisfactory completion of outcome plans
57. Additional provisions relating to completion and non-completion of outcome plans
58. Further proceedings
59. Records of conferences
Division 3 - Co-ordination of conferences
60. Conference convenors
61. Conference administrators
PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS
62. Act binds Crown
62A. Delegation of Secretary's functions
63. Proceedings for offences
64. Continuation or commencement of proceedings
65. Publication and broadcasting of names
66. Disclosure of records
67. Certain statements inadmissible
68. Interventions not to be disclosed as criminal history
69. Investigating officials may act on other matters
70. (Repealed)
71. Giving of notices
72. Liability of officers under Act
73. Regulations
74. (Repealed)
75. Savings and transitional provisions
76. Review of Act
SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 2 (Repealed)
SCHEDULE 3
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