Queensland Consolidated Acts

JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 2

The principal objectives of this Act are--

(a) to establish the basis for the administration of juvenile justice; and

(b) to establish a code for dealing with children who have, or are alleged to have, committed offences; and

(c) to provide for the jurisdiction and proceedings of courts dealing with children; and

(d) to ensure that courts that deal with children who have committed offences deal with them according to principles established under this Act; and

(e) to recognise the importance of families of children and communities, in particular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, in the provision of services designed to--

(i) rehabilitate children who commit offences; and

(ii) reintegrate children who commit offences into the community.