Victorian Current Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 244

    (1)     If the Children's Court finds a child guilty of one or more offences, whether indictable or summary, the Court may—

        (a)     order that the charge or charges be dismissed; and

        (b)     give the child a formal warning.

    (2)     The objects of dismissing a charge against a child with a formal warning are—

        (a)     to warn the child about the potential consequences of further offending; and

        (b)     to divert the child from further contact with the criminal justice system.

Division 4—Good behaviour orders