Queensland JUVENILE JUSTICE AMENDMENT ACT 2002 Act No. 39 of 2002
Queensland JUVENILE JUSTICE AMENDMENT ACT 2002 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2 Commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT 1992 3 Act amended in pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4 Replacement of s 4 (Principles of juvenile justice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4 Juvenile justice principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5 Amendment of s 5 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6 Insertion of new s 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5A Note in text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 7 Replacement of pts 1B–1C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 PART 1A—SPECIAL PROVISIONS ABOUT POLICING AND CHILDREN Division 1—Police officer must consider appropriate way to proceed 9A Division does not apply to 2 general ways of proceeding . . . . . . . . . 23 10 Police officer to consider alternatives to proceeding against child . . 23 11 Preferred way for police officer to start…