Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Youth justice coordinators may be appointed under the Public Service Act 1996.
(2) A coordinator has the following functions--
(a) as provided under this Act, to take part in the management of the youth justice conference process;
(b) other functions conferred on the coordinator under an Act.
(3) The chief executive may approve persons as youth justice conference convenors.
(4) Before approving a person as a convenor, the chief executive must be satisfied the person has appropriate experience or training to be a convenor.
(5) A convenor has the following functions--
(a) as provided under this Act, to convene particular conferences;
(b) other functions conferred on the convenor under an Act.
(6) The convenor of a particular conference must be independent of the circumstances of the offence.
(7) A convenor is not disqualified from convening a conference about a particular offence only because, after a previous conference convened by the convenor about the offence has ended without an agreement--
(a) a coordinator has arranged for the convenor to convene another conference about the offence; or
(b) the offence has been referred to a coordinator for another conference under section 24(3)(c) or 164(3)(b).
(8) A coordinator or convenor has all powers--
(a) necessary to perform the functions of the coordinator or convenor; or
(b) conferred on the coordinator or convenor under an Act.
(9) A person may be appointed as a coordinator and approved as a convenor and perform the functions of both for the same conference.
(10) A coordinator or convenor may perform a function or exercise a power under arrangements established by the chief executive for the efficient management of the conference process.