YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1997 - As at 23 September 2020 - Act 54 of 1997
- As at 23 September 2020
- Act 54 of 1997
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Objects of Act
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Meaning of "victim"
- 6 Notes
PART 2 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SCHEME
- 7 Principles of scheme
- 7A Persons in relation to whom Act applies
- 8 Offences covered by Act
- 9 Procedures under scheme
- 10 Admission of offences
- 11 Relationship with other legislation
- 12 Relationship with other procedures
PART 3 - WARNINGS
- 13 Offences for which warnings may be given
- 14 Entitlement to be dealt with by warning
- 15 Giving of warnings
- 16 Explanation of warnings
- 16A Parents of child may be notified of warning
- 17 Records of warnings
PART 4 - CAUTIONS
Division 1 - Cautions by persons other than courts
- 18 Offences for which cautions may be given
- 19 Conditions required to be able to give caution
- 20 Entitlement to be dealt with by caution
- 21 Determination by investigating official
- 22 Explanations to children
- 23 Referrals for cautions
- 24 Notice of caution
- 24A Written statements from victims
- 25 Right not to proceed
- 26 Place and time of cautions
- 27 Persons who may give cautions
- 28 Persons who may accompany child
- 29 Giving of cautions
- 30 Caution notice
Division 2 - Cautions by courts
Division 3 - Cautions generally
- 32 Further proceedings
- 33 Records of cautions
- 33A Destruction of finger prints, palm prints and photographs
PART 5 - YOUTH JUSTICE CONFERENCES
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 34 Principles and purposes of conferencing
- 35 Offences for which conferences may be held
- 36 Conditions required to be met before conference may be held
- 37 Entitlement to be dealt with by conference
- 38 Determinations by specialist youth officers
- 39 Explanations to children
- 40 Referrals for conferences by DPP and courts
- 41 Conference administrator may refer matters to DPP
Division 2 - Conferences
- 42 Appointment of conference convenor
- 43 Time limit for holding conferences
- 44 Right not to proceed
- 45 Preparation for conferences
- 46 Location of conferences
- 47 Participants in conferences
- 48 Conduct of conferences
- 49 Guidelines for conduct of conferences
- 50 Representation at conferences
- 51 Non-attendance at conferences
- 52 Outcomes of conferences
- 53 Failure of conference to reach decision
- 54 Matters referred by courts
- 55 Reconvening of conferences
- 56 Satisfactory completion of outcome plans
- 57 Additional provisions relating to completion and non-completion of outcome plans
- 58 Further proceedings
- 59 Records of conferences
Division 3 - Co-ordination of conferences
- 60 Conference convenors
- 61 Conference administrators
PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 62 Act binds Crown
- 62A Delegation of Secretary's functions
- 63 Proceedings for offences
- 64 Continuation or commencement of proceedings
- 65 Publication and broadcasting of names
- 66 Disclosure of records
- 67 Certain statements inadmissible
- 68 Interventions not to be disclosed as criminal history
- 69 Investigating officials may act on other matters
70. (Repealed)
- 71 Giving of notices
- 72 Liability of officers under Act
- 73 Regulations
74. (Repealed)
- 75 Savings and transitional provisions
- 76 Review of Act
