Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 332

332 Transitional provision for appeals under Justices Act 1886, pt 9, div 1

(1) This section applies to a Childrens Court judge appeal under the Justices Act 1886, part 9 , division 1 , made to a District Court judge—

(a) before the relevant commencement and not decided at the relevant commencement; or

(b) within 28 days after the relevant commencement.

(2) The District Court judge has jurisdiction to hear and decide the appeal, despite section 117 (4) .

(3) In this section—

"Childrens Court judge appeal" means an appeal under the Justices Act 1886, part 9 , division 1 that, after the relevant commencement, may only be made to the Childrens Court judge.

"relevant commencement" means the commencement of section 30 of the amending Act to the extent it inserts new section 117 in this Act.