New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 1987 - SECT 48R

48R Consequences of compliance with final youth conduct orders

(1) On an application made in accordance with the regulations, the Children’s Court may deal with a child under this section if the Court is satisfied that the child has substantially complied with the terms of a final youth conduct order during the period the order was in effect.

(2) If a child did not plead guilty to (or had not yet been found guilty of) a relevant offence before the Children’s Court made a final youth conduct order in relation to the offence, the Court may make an order directing that the charge for the offence be dismissed.

(3) If a child pleaded guilty to (or was found guilty of) a relevant offence before the Children’s Court made a final youth conduct order in relation to the offence, the Court may deal with the child for the offence in accordance with Division 4 of Part 3 having regard to the fact that the child has substantially complied with the order.

Note: Section 33 provides for the things that the Children’s Court may do if it finds a child guilty of an offence. That section provides for the imposition of penalties for offences, as well as conferring a power on the Court to direct that charges for offences be dismissed.