Western Australian Consolidated Acts

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1994 - SECT 28

28 .         Referral to team by court

        (1)         If a young person has been charged with an offence, the court may refer the matter for consideration by a juvenile justice team —

            (a)         before dealing with the charge;

            (b)         after a plea of guilty has been entered but before the court records a finding that the young person is guilty of the offence;

            (c)         after a hearing of the charge but before the court records a finding that the young person is guilty of the offence; or

            (d)         after a plea of not guilty has been entered and the court has found the charge proved but before the court records a finding that the young person is guilty of the offence.

        (2)         A consideration under subsection (1) of whether or not it is appropriate to refer a matter for consideration by a juvenile justice team is to be made without an adjournment for any assessment of the young person concerned.

        (3)         If under subsection (1) a court refers a matter for consideration by a juvenile justice team, the court is not to make any order against the young person concerned at the time the matter is so referred.

        [Section 28 inserted by No. 58 of 2004 s. 13.]