South Australian Consolidated Acts

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1993 - SECT 9

9—Youth Justice Co-ordinators

        (1)         The following are to be Youth Justice Co-ordinators:

            (a)         the Magistrates who are members of the Youth Court's principal or ancillary judiciary; and

            (b)         the persons who are appointed as Youth Justice Co-ordinators.

        (1a)         Youth Justice Co-ordinators (who are not Magistrates) will be appointed under the Courts Administration Act 1993 .

        (2)         A person appointed as a Youth Justice Co-ordinator will be appointed for a term not exceeding three years specified in the instrument of appointment and is, on the expiration of a term of appointment, eligible for re-appointment.

        (3)         A person cannot be appointed as a Youth Justice Co-ordinator unless the Senior Judge of the Youth Court has been consulted in relation to the proposed appointment.

        (4)         A person appointed as a Youth Justice Co-ordinator is responsible to the Senior Judge of the Youth Court (through any properly constituted administrative superior) for the proper and efficient discharge of his or her duties.