Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) When a matter is
referred for consideration by a juvenile justice team, it may be dealt with by
a juvenile justice team that includes a Coordinator appointed under
section 36(1) and a member of the Police Force appointed by the
Coordinator on the nomination of the Commissioner of Police.
(1a) When a matter is
referred for consideration by a juvenile justice team and considerations of
practicality, distance or cultural sensitivity make it appropriate, the matter
may be dealt with by a juvenile justice team that includes —
(a) a
Coordinator appointed under section 36(1) or 36(2); and
(b) a
police officer, or a warden, elder or other appropriate member of an approved
Aboriginal community.
(1b) For the purposes
of subsection (1a), a member of an approved Aboriginal community who has
been nominated by the community council and approved by both the Commissioner
of Police and the chief executive officer is an appropriate member of that
community.
(2) If it is
practicable, the team is also to include —
(a) a
person appointed by the Coordinator who has been nominated by or on behalf of
the Minister responsible for administering the School Education Act 1999
; and
(b)
where the person to be dealt with by the team is a member of an ethnic or
other minority group, a person appointed by the Coordinator who has been
nominated by members of the minority group.
(3) The team may also
include such other persons as the Coordinator appoints.
[Section 37 amended by No. 36 of 1999
s. 247; No. 58 of 2004 s. 19.]