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Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987
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#### 31G Guilty pleas
31G Guilty pleas
> > (1) An accused person may at any time in committal proceedings under this Division plead guilty to the offence concerned.
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> > (2) The Children’s Court may accept or reject the guilty plea.
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> > (3) Rejection of a guilty plea does not prevent an accused person from pleading guilty at a later stage in the proceedings.
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> > (4) If the guilty plea is rejected, the committal proceedings continue as if the accused person had not pleaded guilty.
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> **ss 31C–31L:** Ins 2017 No 55, Sch 3.1 \[6\].