6Background reports

6 Background reports

6 Background reports

For the purposes of the Act, section 25(2)(a), a background report must—

(a) be in the approved form, and

(b) include details of any of the following matters relevant to the circumstances surrounding the commission of the offence—

(i) the child’s family background,

(ii) the child’s employment,

(iii) the child’s education,

(iv) the child’s friends and associates,

(v) the nature and extent of the child’s participation in community life,

(vi) the child’s disabilities,

(vii) the child’s antecedents,

(viii) other relevant matters requested by the Children’s Court,

(ix) other matters the prosecutor considers appropriate to include in the report.