Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 2

2 Objectives of Act

The principal objectives of this Act are—

(a) to establish the basis for the administration of juvenile justice; and

(b) to establish a code for dealing with children who have, or are alleged to have, committed offences; and

(c) to provide for the jurisdiction and proceedings of courts dealing with children; and

(d) to ensure that courts that deal with children who have committed offences deal with them according to principles established under this Act; and

(e) to recognise the importance of families of children and communities, in particular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, in the provision of services designed to—

(i) rehabilitate children who commit offences; and

(ii) reintegrate children who commit offences into the community.