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YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1997 - As at 23 September 2020 - Act 54 of 1997 - NOTES

See also--

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020

Editorial note

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office is progressively updating certain formatting styles in versions of NSW in force legislation published from 29 July 2019. For example, colons are being replaced by em-rules (em-dashes). Text of the legislation is not affected.
This version has been updated.

Reprint history--

Reprint No 1   11 January 2000  
Reprint No 2   22 July 2003  
Reprint No 3   3 June 2008  

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Young Offenders Act 1997 No 54. Assented to 2.7.1997. Date of commencement, secs 60, 61, 70 and 73 and Sch 1 excepted, 6.4.1998, sec 2 and GG No 64 of 3.4.1998, p 2291; date of commencement of secs 60, 61, 70 and 73 and Sch 1, 28.11.1997, sec 2 and GG No 130 of 28.11.1997, p 9480. This Act has been amended as follows--

1998 No 51 Young Offenders Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 29.6.1998.
Date of commencement, 3.8.1998, sec 2 and GG No 115 of 31.7.1998, p 5749.
No 99 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998. Assented to 26.10.1998.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.3.1999, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 979.
No 149 Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 8.12.1998.
Date of commencement, 8.2.1999, sec 2 and GG No 15 of 5.2.1999, p 391.
No 158 Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998. Assented to 14.12.1998.
Sch 2.26 was not commenced and was repealed by the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Children's Services) Act 2010 No 67.
1999 No 40 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1999. Assented to 8.7.1999.
Date of commencement, 1.9.1999, sec 2 and GG No 98 of 27.8.1999, p 6685.
No 67 Drug Summit Legislative Response Act 1999. Assented to 30.11.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.3, 3.4.2000, sec 2 and GG No 35 of 10.3.2000, p 1781.
No 85 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 91 Crimes and Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 17.12.1999, sec 2 (1) and GG No 141 of 17.12.1999, p 11903.
No 94 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999.
Date of commencement of sec 7 and Sch 5, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184; date of commencement of Sch 4.65, 3.4.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 42 of 31.3.2000, p 2487.
2001 No 117 Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 18.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 13, 21.12.2001, sec 2 (1) and GG No 196 of 21.12.2002, p 10437.
No 121 Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
2002 No 69 Young Offenders Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 10.9.2002.
Date of commencement, 15.11.2002, sec 2 and GG No 220 of 15.11.2002, p 9614.
No 112 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.26, assent, sec 2 (3).
2003 No 9 Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2003. Assented to 5.6.2003.
Date of commencement, 13.6.2003, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 13.6.2003, p 5624.
2004 No 91 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2004. Assented to 10.12.2004.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.44, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 39 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 31.5.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 24.7.2006, sec 2 and GG No 93 of 21.7.2006, p 5747.
No 58 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.26, assent, sec 2 (2).
2007 No 73 Courts and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 7.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 4 [1]-[8] and [10]-[32], 1.5.2008, sec 2 (2) and GG No 44 of 24.4.2008, p 2790; date of commencement of Sch 4 [9], 3.11.2008, sec 2 (2) and GG No 138 of 31.10.2008, p 10470.
2007 No 80 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007. Assented to 7.12.2007.
Date of commencement, 10.3.2008, sec 2 and GG No 30 of 7.3.2008, p 1429.
No 94 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008 No 107 Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 8.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 28, assent, sec 2 (1).
2009 No 96 Public Sector Restructure (Miscellaneous Acts Amendments) Act 2009. Assented to 30.11.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 31, assent, sec 2 (1).
2010 No 67 Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Children's Services) Act 2010. Assented to 15.9.2010.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2011, sec 2 and 2010 (694) LW 16.12.2010.
2012 No 51 Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012. Assented to 27.6.2012.
Date of commencement, 15.6.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (154) LW 26.4.2013.
No 57 Graffiti Legislation Amendment Act 2012. Assented to 28.8.2012.
Date of commencement, 10.12.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (599) LW 7.12.2012. Sch 1.7 [12] was without effect as the provision being amended was substituted by the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2012.
No 67 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2012. Assented to 24.9.2012.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2013 No 19 Road Transport Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013. Assented to 3.4.2013.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (329) LW 28.6.2013.
No 35 Independent Commission Against Corruption and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013. Assented to 3.6.2013.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 38 Courts and Other Miscellaneous Legislation Amendment Act 2013. Assented to 21.6.2013.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 47 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013. Assented to 25.6.2013.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.46, 5.7.2013, sec 2 (1).
No 80 Crimes and Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2013. Assented to 29.10.2013.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2015 No 58 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2015. Assented to 24.11.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.1.2016, sec 2 (3).
2018 No 29 Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2018. Assented to 21.6.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.23, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 82 National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018. Assented to 28.11.2018.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2019 No 10 Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2019. Assented to 26.9.2019.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.21, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 14 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2019. Assented to 21.11.2019.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.26, 14 days after assent, sec 2(1).

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [1].
Sec 4 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [1]; 2002 No 112, Sch 2.26; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [2]-[4]; 2009 No 96, Sch 31 [1]; 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [1]; 2012 No 67, Sch 3.5 [1]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [1].
Sec 5 Am 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [5].
Sec 7 Am 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [6].
Sec 7A Ins 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [7].
Sec 8 Am 1998 No 99, Sch 1.15; 1999 No 67, Sch 3.3 [1] [2]; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.65; 2001 No 117, Sch 13 [1] [2]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.204 [1]; 2003 No 9, Sch 2.2; 2006 No 39, Sch 2.1 [1] [2]; 2007 No 80, Sch 2.20; 2013 No 19, Sch 3; 2019 No 10, Sch 1.21 [1] [2]; 2019 No 14, Sch 2.26.
Sec 9 Am 1999 No 91, Sch 3; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [8].
Sec 10 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 3.26; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [9].
Sec 13 Am 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [2].
Sec 16A Ins 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [10].
Sec 17 Am 1998 No 149, Sch 2.12 [1] [2]; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [11]; 2012 No 67, Sch 3.5 [2]; 2013 No 35, Sch 6 [1] [2]; 2013 No 80, Sch 15 [1].
Part 4, Div 1, heading Ins 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [3].
Sec 18 Subst 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [3].
Sec 20 Am 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 22 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 3.26; 2008 No 107, Sch 28 [1].
Sec 23 Am 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [2].
Sec 24A Ins 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [12].
Sec 28 Am 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [13].
Sec 29 Am 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [14].
Part 4, Div 2, heading Ins 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [4].
Sec 31 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [2]; 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [3]; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [15]; 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [5].
Part 4, Div 3, heading Ins 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [6].
Sec 33A Ins 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [16].
Sec 37 Am 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [4]; 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [7].
Sec 38 Am 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [5]; 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [8]-[10].
Sec 39 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 3.26; 2008 No 107, Sch 28 [2].
Sec 40 Am 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [6]; 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [11].
Sec 41 Am 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [7]-[9].
Sec 42 Am 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [17].
Sec 43 Subst 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [18].
Sec 44 Am 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [10].
Sec 45 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [3]; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [19].
Sec 46 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [4]; 2009 No 96, Sch 31 [2]; 2012 No 67, Sch 3.5 [1]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [2].
Sec 47 Am 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [11]; 2006 No 58, Sch 3.26; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [20] [21]; 2009 No 96, Sch 31 [3]; 2012 No 67, Sch 3.5 [1]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [2].
Secs 48, 49 Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [3].
Sec 50 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 3.26.
Sec 51 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 52 Am 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [12] [13].
Sec 53 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [6] [7]; 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [14].
Sec 54 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [8].
Sec 55 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [9]-[11]; 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 57, heading Subst 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [12].
Sec 57 Am 1999 No 40, Sch 4 [1]; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [22].
Sec 60 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [13]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [3].
Sec 61 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [14]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [4].
Sec 62A Ins 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [23]. Am 2009 No 96, Sch 31 [3] [4]; 2012 No 67, Sch 3.5 [1]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [2] [3].
Sec 63 Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.204 [2]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 66 Am 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [24] [25]; 2009 No 96, Sch 31 [3] [5]; 2012 No 67, Sch 3.5 [1] [3] [4]; 2013 No 35, Sch 6 [3] [4]; 2013 No 38, Sch 1.8 [1] [2]; 2013 No 80, Sch 15 [2]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [2] [3] [5] [6]; 2018 No 29, Sch 1.23.
Sec 67 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 68 Am 1998 No 149, Sch 2.12 [3] [4]; 1999 No 40, Sch 4 [2]; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [26]; 2010 No 67, Sch 2.6; 2012 No 51, Sch 4.11; 2018 No 82, Sch 2.4.
Sec 70 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [16] [17]; 2004 No 91, Sch 1.44. Rep 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [27].
Secs 72, 73 Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [3].
Sec 74 Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 1 Am 1999 No 94, sec 7 (2) and Sch 5, Part 2; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [28]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.97 [3] [7].
Sch 2 Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 3 Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 [18]; 2001 No 117, Sch 13 [3]; 2002 No 69, Sch 1 [16]; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [29]-[32]; 2012 No 57, Sch 1.7 [13]; 2012 No 67, Sch 3.5 [5] [6]; 2013 No 47, Sch 2.46; 2013 No 80, Sch 15 [3].



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