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YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 799

Definitions

    (1)     In section 321LA of the Crimes Act 1958 insert the following definition—

""adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or over;".

    (2)     At the end of section 321LA of the Crimes Act 1958 insert

    "(2)     Conduct by a child may be criminal activity even if, under section 10 or 11 of the Youth Justice Act 2024 , it is presumed that the child cannot commit the offence that the conduct would constitute.

Notes

1     It is conclusively presumed that a child who is under 12 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 10 of the Youth Justice Act 2024 .

2     It is presumed that a child who is 12 or 13 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 11 of the Youth Justice Act 2024 .".



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