Victorian Current Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 186

    (1)     If a therapeutic treatment order has been made in respect of a child, the DFFH Secretary must report to the Children's Court—

        (a)     at any time required by the Court; and

        (b)     if a criminal proceeding in which the child is an accused is adjourned, on the completion or revocation of the therapeutic treatment order.

    (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), the Children's Court may require the DFFH Secretary to report to the Court at the times specified by the Court.

    (3)     The Children's Court may impose a requirement under subsection (2)—

        (a)     when adjourning a criminal proceeding because a therapeutic treatment order has been made in respect of the child; or

        (b)     at any other time during the period of the therapeutic treatment order when the Court is exercising its jurisdiction in relation to the child.

    (4)     The report must set out details of the child's participation in and attendance at the therapeutic treatment program under the order.

    (5)     The Children's Court may direct the DFFH Secretary to provide a copy of the report to—

        (a)     the child; and

        (b)     the prosecutor.