CHILDREN (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 1987 - SECT 38
Destruction of photographs, finger-prints etc
CHILDREN (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 1987 - SECT 38
Destruction of photographs, finger-prints etc
38 Destruction of photographs, finger-prints etc
(1) If the Children's Court finds a person not guilty of an offence to which
this Division applies, or finds a person guilty of such an offence but makes
an order dismissing the charge under section 33 (1) (a) (i), the Children's
Court is to make an order that requires any photographs, finger-prints and
palm-prints, and any other prescribed records (other than records of the
Children's Court), relating to the offence to be destroyed.
(2) If the
Children's Court finds a person guilty of an offence to which this Division
applies and makes any other order in respect of the person under section 33,
it may, if it is of the opinion that the circumstances of the case justify its
doing so, make an order (whether on the application of the person or
otherwise) that requires any photographs, finger-prints and palm-prints, and
any other prescribed records (other than records of the Children's Court),
relating to the offence to be destroyed.
(3) If the Children's Court makes an
order under subsection (1) or (2) in respect of a person, it shall cause a
copy of the order to be given to the person and, if the person is a child, to
a person responsible for the child.
