Victorian Current Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 228

The objects of a pre-sentence group conference in respect of a child who has been found guilty of an offence are—

        (a)     to reduce the likelihood of the child having further contact with the criminal justice system; and

        (b)     to reduce the likelihood of the child reoffending; and

        (c)     to promote community safety; and

        (d)     to provide a safe, supportive and solution-focussed process which assists the child to—

              (i)     repair any harm to themselves, any victims of their alleged offending, their families and their community; and

              (ii)     self-reflect; and

              (iii)     restore and strengthen relationships with members of their family and their community; and

        (e)     to engage parents and persons of significance in the child's life and any organisations or agencies that have responsibility for the child to—

              (i)     address the underlying causes of the child's conduct; and

              (ii)     support the child's rehabilitation and positive development; and

        (f)     to give any victim of the offence the opportunity to express the victim's experience of the child's offending and the impact of the offending on the victim; and

        (g)     to finalise a pre-sentence outcome plan for the child.