CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 94 Remission of matter by Supreme Court

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 94

(1)     If a young person is convicted by the Supreme Court of an offence, the Supreme Court may remit the case to the Childrens Court.

(2)     The Childrens Court may deal with a young person remitted under subsection (1) in a way in which it might have dealt with the young person if the young person had been convicted of the offence in the Childrens Court.

(3)     If the Supreme Court remits a case under subsection (1)—

        (a)     the Supreme Court may give directions as to the detention of the young person, or the young person's release on bail, until the young person is brought before the Childrens Court; and

        (b)     the registrar of the Supreme Court must transmit to the registrar of the Magistrates Court a certificate stating—

              (i)     the nature of the offence; and

              (ii)     that the young person has been convicted of the offence; and

              (iii)     that the case has been remitted to be dealt with under this section.