Queensland Numbered Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 2) 2016 - As at 27 June 2016 - Act 39 of 2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   1A.     Commencement

   PART 2 - AMENDMENT OF CHILDRENS COURT ACT 1992

   2.      Act amended
   3.      Amendment of s 3 (Definitions)
   4.      Omission of pt 4, div 1, hdg (Constitution and sitting times)
   5.      Insertion of new s 20
   6.      Omission of pt 4, div 2 (Closed and open proceedings)

   PART 3 - AMENDMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES ACT 2006

   7.      Act amended
   8.      Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary)

   PART 3A - AMENDMENT OF POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000

   8A.     Act amended
   8B.     Amendment of s 474 (Destruction of identifying particulars)
   8C.     Amendment of s 695 (Application for order in relation to seized things)

   PART 4 - AMENDMENT OF YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992

   9.      Act amended
   10.     Amendment of s 11 (Police officer to consider alternatives to proceeding against child)
   11.     Amendment of s 21 (Childrens Court may dismiss charge if caution should have been administered or no action taken)
   12.     Replacement of pt 2, div 3, hdg (Reference by police officer for a conference)
   13.     Replacement of ss 22 and 23
   14.     Amendment of s 24 (Powers of police officer if referral is unsuccessful or if child contravenes conference agreement)
   15.     Insertion of new s 24A
   16.     Replacement of pt 3 (Youth justice conferences generally)
   17.     Amendment of s 74 (Chief executive’s right of audience generally)
   18.     Amendment of s 138 (Dealing with offender held in corrective services facility)
   19.     Amendment of s 139 (Application to be held in detention centre)
   20.     Amendment of s 147 (Use of evidence of cautions and conferences in deciding issue of criminal responsibility)
   21.     Amendment of s 154 (Finding of guilt as child may be disclosed while a child)
   22.     Amendment of s 160 (Copy of court order or decision to be given to child, parent etc.)
   23.     Insertion of new pt 7, div 2
   24.     Amendment of s 175 (Sentence orders—general)
   25.     Insertion of new s 178C
   26.     Insertion of new pt 7, div 6A
   27.     Amendment of s 245 (Court’s power on breach of a community based order other than a conditional release order)
   28.     Amendment of s 247 (Variation, discharge and resentence in the interests of justice)
   29.     Amendment of s 252 (Variations by consent)
   30.     Replacement of pt 8, div 2A (Period of detention to be served as period of imprisonment)
   31.     Amendment of s 283 (Confidential information to which this part applies)
   32.     Amendment of s 295 (Disclosure by police of information about cautions and youth justice conferences and agreements)
   33.     Amendment of s 296 (Disclosure by chief executive or convenor of information about conference agreements)
   34.     Insertion of new s 302A
   35.     Insertion of new pt 11, div 14
   36.     Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary)

   PART 5 - MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   37.     Acts amended in sch 1
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