Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If a child consents to receiving a youth caution for an alleged offence, the child may—
(a) withdraw that consent; or
(b) request that the matter be dealt with by a court.
(2) A withdrawal of consent or a request under subsection (1) may be made at any time before a youth caution is given to the child.
(3) If a child withdraws consent under subsection (1)(a), a police officer may deal with the matter in accordance with the hierarchy of options.
(4) Despite the hierarchy of options, if a child requests that the matter be dealt with by a court under subsection (1)(b), a police officer may decide to commence a criminal proceeding against the child for the alleged offence or otherwise deal with the matter according to law.
Note
Section 92 sets out a hierarchy of options for dealing with alleged offending behaviour.