Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts If a young person
charged with an offence appears before the court and the court has reason to
believe that —
(a) the
young person may be suffering from any mental or nervous disorder or handicap;
and
(b)
should be remanded for observation, assessment and recommendation as to his
future treatment,
then, despite any
other Act, the court may, after giving a responsible adult, if present, an
opportunity of being heard, remand the young person to be placed in some
suitable place, for a period not exceeding 21 days, for observation,
assessment and the making of a report on the person’s condition and a
recommendation as to person’s future treatment.