Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill 2002 (Qld)

Queensland

JUVENILE JUSTICE AMENDMENT BILL 2002

Section

Queensland

JUVENILE JUSTICE AMENDMENT BILL 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1—PRELIMINARY Short title... eens Commencement. .... 0.6.0... cece eee eee PART 2—AMENDMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT 1992 Act amended in pt 2...... 0... Replacement of s 4 (Principles of juvenile justice)...............000. 4 Juvenile justice principles ...... 2... eee eee eee Amendment of s 5 (Definitions) .......... 0.0... eee eee eee eee Insertion ofnews SA... 2. eee eee eee eee ee SA = Note intext... eee eee Replacement of pts IB-IC .. 0... eee eee ee eee

PART 1A—SPECIAL PROVISIONS ABOUT POLICING AND CHILDREN

Division 1—Police officer must consider appropriate way to proceed

9A Division does not apply to 2 general ways of proceeding......... 10 Police officer to consider alternatives to proceeding against child . . 11 Preferred way for police officer to start proceedings.............

12 Police officer's power of arrest preserved in particular general CIFCUMSTANCES. . 6. eee eee eens

Division 2—Cautioning 13 Purpose of caution... 22.6... 6 0. cece eee eee eee 14 Police officer may administer a caution..................0000.

15 Conditions for administration of police caution ................ 1818222326Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill 2002

16 Caution administered by respected person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community...................000000008

17 Caution procedure must involve explanation................... 18 Caution procedure may involve apology to victim .............. 19 Child must be given a notice of caution..................00005

20 Childrens Court may dismiss charge if caution should have been administered or no action taken. ....................000.

Division 3—Reference by police officer to coordinator for a conference 21 When a police officer may refer an offence for a conference ...... 22 If a conference agreement is made on a referral by a police officer .