New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1985 - SECT 7

7 Person appearing before Magistrate may request that Act not apply

(1) Where a person who appears before a Magistrate in relation to a charge that the person has committed a child sexual assault offence makes a request to the Magistrate that this Act cease to apply to the person, this Act shall cease to apply to the person in relation to that charge.

(2) A request referred to in subsection (1) may be made at any stage of proceedings before a Magistrate relating to a child sexual assault offence.