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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
320FYoung offenders—administration of sentences other than
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320F Young offenders—administration of sentences other than
imprisonment
(1) This section applies to a young offender who is serving a sentence
(other than a sentence of imprisonment) and becomes an adult.
(2) The director-general responsible for this Act and the director-general
responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008 must decide
which of them is to be the administering director-general for the
(3) If the administering director-general is the director-general
responsible for this Act, the person is dealt with under this Act in the
same way as an adult offender.
(4) If the administering director-general is the director-general
responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008, the person
continues to be dealt with under this Act as a young offender.