Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A youth caution may be given to a child for an alleged offence if a cautioning police officer is satisfied there is sufficient evidence to charge the child with the alleged offence.
Notes
1 It is conclusively presumed that a child who is under 12 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 10.
2 It is presumed that a child who is 12 or 13 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 11.
(2) A single youth caution may be given to a child for more than one alleged offence.
(3) A youth caution may be given to more than one child at the same time.
(4) A youth caution may be given to a child by a cautioning police officer or a person who is requested by a cautioning police officer to give a youth caution to the child in accordance with section 108.