CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 627 Criminal procedures, proceedings and sentences
CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 627
Criminal procedures, proceedings and sentences(1) A summons issued for a youth offence is withdrawn and ceases to have effect on the commencement day.
(2) A warrant issued for a youth offence is revoked and ceases to have effect on the commencement day.
(3) A decision of a police officer to grant or refuse to grant bail to a person for a youth offence ceases to have effect and the person is entitled to be at liberty on the commencement day.
(4) A decision of a court to grant or refuse to grant bail to a person, or otherwise remand a person, in a criminal proceeding for a youth offence ceases to have effect and the person is entitled to be at liberty on the commencement day.
(5) A criminal proceeding against a person for a youth offence is discontinued on the commencement day.
(6) A sentence imposed on a person for a youth offence ends on the commencement day.
(7) In this section:
"court attendance notice"—see the Magistrates Court Act 1930
, section 41B.
summons includes a court attendance notice.