Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004
35Suitability—eligible parents
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35 Suitability—eligible parents (1) In deciding whether restorative justice is suitable for an eligible parent of a child victim, the director-general must consider the following: (a) the relationship between the parent and the child; (b) the parent’s and the child victim’s personal characteristics; (c) the parent’s and the child victim’s motivation for taking part in restorative justice; (d) the impact of the offence as perceived by the parent and the child victim. (2) For this Act, an eligible parent is a suitable parent if the director-general decides under section 32 that the parent is suitable for restorative justice.
Section 36 page 32 Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004