67Hearings as to non-compliance and revocation

67 Hearings as to non-compliance and revocation

67 Hearings as to non-compliance and revocation

(1) The Children’s Court may, at any time, hold a hearing into whether a juvenile offender has failed to comply with the offender’s obligations under a parole order or whether there are other grounds to revoke the order.

Note.

Division 8 sets out procedures for hearings.

(2) The Children’s Court is not required to hold a hearing before it decides to revoke a parole order directing the release of a juvenile offender or to take any other action in relation to non-compliance with an order.

(3) If the Children’s Court revokes a parole order without holding a hearing, the Court is required to hold a hearing within 28 days of giving notice to the juvenile offender of the revocation.

(4) If a hearing is held under subsection (3), the Children’s Court may—

(a) vary the date on which a revocation order took effect, or

(b) rescind an earlier date, specified under section 68(1), on which a revocation order took effect, or

(c) rescind or confirm the revocation order.

(5) In making a decision under subsection (4), the Children’s Court may take into account the behaviour of the juvenile offender while released on parole or after the revocation of the parole order.

s 67: Ins 2017 No 57, Sch 2 [3]. Am 2021 No 45, Sch 4[2] [3].