Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The rule-making committee must have regard to the youth justice principles in making rules that relate, or may relate, to criminal proceedings involving children or young people.
(2) A court must have regard to the youth justice principles in deciding any matter relating to the conduct of a criminal proceeding before the court that involves a child or young person.
(3) A court may also have regard to the youth justice principles when deciding any matter relating to the conduct of a criminal proceeding before the court that involves—
(a) a person who is at least 18 years old but under 21 years old; and
(b) an offence committed, or allegedly committed, by the person when he or she was under 18 years old.
(4) In this section:
"youth justice principles"—see the Children and Young People Act 2008 , section 94.