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Crimes Act 1900
252JPolice to summons young people unless ineffective
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252J Police to summons young people unless ineffective
A police officer must not charge a young person with an offence at a
police station unless satisfied that proceeding by summons would not
achieve 1 or more of the purposes mentioned in section 212 (1) (b)
(Power of arrest without warrant by police officers).