New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1985 - SECT 4

4 Act not to apply to certain persons

(1) This Act does not apply to a person in relation to a charge for a child sexual assault offence:

(a) if the person was charged with that offence before the commencement of this Act, or

(b) if the person is required to appear in respect of the charge before the Children’s Court.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) (a), a person shall be regarded as having been charged with an offence if a court attendance notice to appear before a Magistrate in respect of the offence has been served on the person.