Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 66

66 Application of usual laws where necessary

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) , for the purposes of the powers and jurisdiction of a Childrens Court conferred by this Act, the provisions of the Criminal Code , Justices Act 1886 and other Acts apply to—

(a) the institution and conduct of a proceeding before a Childrens Court; and

(b) the exercise by a Childrens Court of its powers and jurisdiction; and

(c) the enforcement of an order made by a Childrens Court.

(2) Provisions applied under subsection (1) apply, with all necessary modifications and any prescribed modifications—

(a) in relation to a Childrens Court judge in the way they apply in relation to the District Court; and

(b) in relation to a Childrens Court magistrate in the way they apply in relation to a Magistrates Court.

(3) To the extent that another provision of this Act is inconsistent with a provision applied under subsection (1) , the other provision of this Act prevails.