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YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 149

Withdrawal of consent

    (1)     After obtaining legal advice in the circumstances referred to in section 148(4)

        (a)     a child may withdraw the consent given under section 148(1)(b); or

        (b)     if the child is under 15 years of age and is not legally represented, a parent of the child on behalf of the child may withdraw the consent given under section 148(1)(b).

    (2)     If the child or a person on behalf of a child withdraws consent under subsection (1), the Children's Court must strike out the charge.



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