Victorian Current Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 272

The period of a probation order must not extend beyond the child's twenty-first birthday and must not exceed—

        (a)     if the child is under 15 years of age on the day of sentencing—

              (i)     6 months; or

              (ii)     12 months, if the circumstances are exceptional; or

        (b)     if the child is 15 years of age or over on the day of sentencing—

              (i)     12 months; or

              (ii)     18 months, if the circumstances are exceptional.

Division 4—Youth supervision and support orders