33CApplication of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 to children

33C Application of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 to children

33C Application of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 to children

(1) Subject to this Act and section 27(4A) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, the provisions of Parts 3 and 4 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 apply to the Children’s Court in the same way as they apply to the Local Court, and so apply as if—

(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

(b) a reference in those provisions to a conviction were a reference to a finding of guilt, and

(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

(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.

(2) (Repealed)

Note.

Division 1A of Part 4 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (which provides for standard non-parole periods) does not apply in respect of offences committed by children.

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].