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Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987
33AACumulative or concurrent orders—assault on juvenile justice officers
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#### 33AA Cumulative or concurrent orders—assault on juvenile justice officers
33AA Cumulative or concurrent orders—assault on juvenile justice officers
> > (1) In this section, control order means an order referred to in section 33 (1) (g).
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> > (2) This section applies to a control order made by the Children’s Court (the new control order) if—
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> > > (a) the order is made in relation to an offence involving an assault, or any other offence against the person, on a juvenile justice officer committed by a person while the person was a person subject to control, and
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> > > (b) the person is subject to one or more other control orders (an existing control order) at the time the new control order is made.
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> > (3) The period for which the person is required to be detained under the new control order commences when the period for which the person is required to be detained under an existing control order or, if there is more than one, the last of them expires, unless the Children’s Court directs that the period is to commence sooner.
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> > (4) Such a direction may not be given unless the Children’s Court is of the opinion that there are special circumstances justifying such a direction.
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> > (5) The Children’s Court must not make a new control order, or give such a direction, if the order or direction would have the effect of requiring a person to be detained for a continuous period of more than 3 years (taking into account any other control orders relating to the person).
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> > (6) To avoid doubt, when calculating the continuous period under subsection (5), a person was previously detained only while the person was in custody.
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> **s 33AA:** Ins 2002 No 130, Sch 2 \[5\]. Am 2008 No 54, Sch 1 \[33\]–\[35\]; 2025 No 62, Sch 5\[4\].