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Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987
33CApplication of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 to children
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#### 33C Application of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 to children
33C Application of [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092) to children
> > (1) Subject to this Act and section 27(4A) of the [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092), the provisions of Parts 3 and 4 of the [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092) apply to the Children’s Court in the same way as they apply to the Local Court, and so apply as if—
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> > > (a) a reference in those provisions to the sentencing of an offender to imprisonment were a reference to the making of a control order, and
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> > > (b) a reference in those provisions to a conviction were a reference to a finding of guilt, and
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> > > (c) a reference in those provisions to an escape from lawful custody committed by the offender while an inmate of a correctional centre included a reference to an escape from lawful custody committed by the offender while a detainee of a detention centre, and
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> > > (d) a reference in those provisions to a good behaviour bond, community correction order or conditional release order were a reference to a good behaviour bond imposed under section 33.
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> > (2) (Repealed)
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> Note.
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> Division 1A of Part 4 of the [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092) (which provides for standard non-parole periods) does not apply in respect of offences committed by children.
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> **s 33C:** Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.4 \[6\]. Am 2002 No 1, Sch 3.3 \[2\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2008 No 54, Sch 1 \[36\]–\[38\]; 2008 No 105, Sch 2.2; 2017 No 53, Sch 4.7; 2020 No 31, Sch 1.3\[1\] \[2\].