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YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2024 - SECT 95

Police officer may give youth warning to child

    (1)     A police officer may give a youth warning to a child for an alleged offence if the police officer is satisfied there is sufficient evidence to charge the child with the alleged offence.

Notes

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

2     It is presumed that a child who is 12 or 13 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 11.

    (2)     A police officer may give a single youth warning to a child for more than one alleged offence.

    (3)     A police officer may give a youth warning to more than one child at the same time.



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