Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 162

162 When court must consider making court diversion referral or presentence referral

(1) If a child enters a plea of guilty for an offence in a proceeding before a court, the court must consider referring the offence to the chief executive for a restorative justice process instead of sentencing the child.

(2) If a finding of guilt for an offence is made against a child before a court, the court must consider referring the offence to the chief executive for a restorative justice process to help the court make an appropriate sentence order.