Western Australian Consolidated Acts

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1994 - SECT 29

29 .         First offenders usually should be referred to a team

        (1)         The discretion given by section 27 or 28 is to be exercised in favour of referring the matter to a juvenile justice team if the young person has not previously offended against the law.

        (2)         A young person is not to be taken to have previously offended against the law merely because he or she —

            (a)         has been cautioned under section 22;

            (b)         has accepted responsibility for the act or omission constituting the offence under section 25(4); or

            (c)         has agreed to comply or has complied with the terms specified by a juvenile justice team for disposing of a matter under section 32.

        [Section 29 amended by No. 58 of 2004 s. 14.]