Young Offenders Amendment Act 1998 (NSW)
New South Wales
Young Offenders Amendment Act
1998 No 51
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Schedule 1 Amendments 3
New South Wales
Young Offenders Amendment Act
1998 No 51
Act No 51, 1998
An Act to amend the Young Offenders Act 1997 with respect to the functions of conference administrators and conference convenors, the Youth Justice Advisory Committee, location of youth justice conferences and the admission of evidence in civil proceedings; and for other purposes. [Assented to 29 June 1998]
| Section 1 | Young Offenders Amendment Act 1998 No 51 |
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Young Offenders Amendment Act 1998.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
3 Amendment of Young Offenders Act 1997 NO 54
The Young Offenders Act 1997 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.Young Offenders Amendment Act 1998 No 51
Amendments Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Amendments
(Section 3)
[1] Section 4 Definitions
Insert in alphabetical order:
relevant conference administrator, in relation to a
conference, means the conference administrator who appointed the conference convenor for the conference.
[2] Section 31 Cautions by courts
Insert after section 31 (3):
(4) A court that gives a caution under this section must notify, in writing, the Area Commander of the local police area in which the offence occurred of its decision to give the caution and must include the reasons why the caution was given.
[3] Section 45 Preparation for conferences
Insert “the relevant conference administrator,” before “the person”
in section 45 (2) (a).
[4] Section 46 Location of conferences
Insert at the end of the section:
(2) Without limiting subsection (l) , a conference may be held at a detention centre, within the meaning of the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987, if the child who is the subject of the conference is detained in the detention centre.
[5] Section 51 Non-attendance at conferences
Insert ”notify the relevant conference administrator who must” after
“must“.Young Offenders Amendment Act 1998 No 51
| Schedule 1 | Amendments |
Section 53 Failure of conference to reach decision
Omit "refer a matter back to the person or body that referred the
matter for a conference".Insert instead "notify the relevant conference administrator".
Section 53 (2)
Insert at the end of the section:
(2)
On receiving notice under subsection (l), the conference administrator must refer the matter back to the person or body that referred the matter for a conference.
Section 54 Matters referred by courts
Omit "the conference convenor and" from section 54 (3).
Section 55 Reconvening of conferences
Omit "conference convenor, on the convenor's" from section 55 (1). Insert instead "relevant conference administrator, on the conference administrator's".
Section 55 (1A)
Insert after section 55 (1):
( 1A)
A conference administrator may appoint the same or a different conference convenor for a reconvened conference.
Section 55 (2) and (3)
Omit "convenor'' wherever occurring.
Insert instead “administrator”.Young Offenders Amendment Act 1998 No 51
Amendments Schedule 1 Section 57
Omit the heading. Insert instead:
Additional provisions relating to completion and non-completion of outcome plans
Section 60 Conference convenors
Omit “or specialist youth officer” from section 60 (3) (a).
Section 61 Conference administrators
Insert “and any other functions conferred on conference administrators by or under this Act” after “Act” where secondly occurring
Section 67 Certain statements inadmissible
Insert ‘‘or civil” after “criminal” in section 67 (l).
Section 70 Youth Justice Advisory Committee Insert after section 70 (1): (1A) The Minister is to appoint a member (other than the chairperson) as the deputy chairperson of the Committee. The deputy chairperson may, in the absence of the chairperson, exercise the functions of the chairperson.
[17] Section 70 (3)
Omit “and remuneration of members”. and their deputies“.
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Schedule 3 Savings and transitional provisions
Omit “this Act.” from clause 1 (1). Insert instead:
this Act and the following Acts:
Young Offenders Amendment Act 1998
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
Legislative Council on 28 May 1998
Legislative Assembly on 3 June 1998]
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