New South Wales Consolidated Acts

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1997 - SECT 7A

7A Persons in relation to whom Act applies

(1) This Act applies in relation to a person who:

(a) is or was a child when an offence covered by this Act is or was committed or alleged to have been committed, and

(b) is under the age of 21 years when being dealt with under this Act.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), if a person in relation to whom this Act applies is no longer a child when he or she is being dealt with under this Act, a reference to a child in another provision of this Act concerning how a child is to be, or may be, dealt with is to be read as including, where appropriate, a reference to an individual who is of or under the person’s age.

(3) The following provisions of this Act do not apply to a person in relation to whom this Act applies if the person is no longer a child:

(a) section 10 (which relates to who is to be present with a child when he or she makes admissions for the purposes of this Act),

(b) section 22 (2) (which relates to who is to be present with a child when an explanation concerning a caution is given),

(c) section 29 (3) (which relates to who is to be present with a child when a caution is given),

(d) section 39 (2) (which relates to who is to be present with a child when an explanation concerning a conference is given),

(e) any other provision that requires the presence or consent of, or consultation with, a person responsible for a child,

(f) any provision (or any provision belonging to a class of provisions) prescribed by the regulations.