Crimes Act 1900
252KParents etc to be told if young people charged
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252K Parents etc to be told if young people charged (1) If a young person is charged with an offence at a police station, the person who charged the young person must promptly take all reasonable steps to tell 1 of the following people the relevant information in relation to the charge (whether or not the person lives in the ACT): (a) a parent of the young person; (b) if no parent of the young person has parental responsibility for the young person—someone else who has daily care responsibility, or long-term care responsibility, for the young relevant information, for a charge, means— (a) the terms of the charge; and (b) where the young person is; and (c) when the young person will be brought before the Childrens Court.