New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 1987 - SECT 33C

33C Application of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 to children

(1) Subject to this Act, the provisions of Parts 3 and 4 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 apply to the Children’s Court in the same way as they apply to the Local Court, and so apply as if:

(a) a reference in those provisions to the sentencing of an offender to imprisonment were a reference to the making of a control order, and

(b) a reference in those provisions to a conviction were a reference to a finding of guilt, and

(c) a reference in those provisions to an escape from lawful custody committed by the offender while an inmate of a correctional centre included a reference to an escape from lawful custody committed by the offender while a detainee of a detention centre, and

(d) a reference in those provisions to a good behaviour bond were a reference to a good behaviour bond imposed under section 33.

(2) To avoid doubt, Division 2 of Part 3 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (which relates to victim impact statements) applies to any offence dealt with by the Children’s Court that is an offence to which that Division would apply if it were being dealt with by the Local Court.

Note: Division 1A of Part 4 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (which provides for standard non-parole periods) does not apply in respect of offences committed by children.