Victorian Current Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 848

    (1)     After section 4(1)(a) of the Victims' Charter Act 2006 insert —

    "(ab)     to recognise the impact of conduct on the victims of that conduct, including the impact on victims' family members, witnesses to the conduct and in some cases, the broader community, if the conduct—

              (i)     was engaged in by a child who was under 14 years of age at the time of engaging in the conduct; and

              (ii)     if engaged in by a person who is 14 years of age or over, would constitute a criminal offence;

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 .".

    (2)     In section 4(1)(b) of the Victims' Charter Act 2006 , after "offence" insert "or conduct described in paragraph (ab)".