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Magistrates Court Act 1930
288Jurisdiction of Childrens Court
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288 Jurisdiction of Childrens Court
(1) The Childrens Court has jurisdiction to hear and decide—
(a) any criminal proceeding against a person in relation to a
summary offence if the person was under 18 years old at the time
of the alleged offence; and
(b) any criminal proceeding against a person in relation to an
indictable offence (other than an offence punishable by
imprisonment for life) if the person was under 18 years old at
the time of the alleged offence; and
(c) a proceeding in relation to bail for a child; and
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(d) any application to or other proceeding in a court under the
Children and Young People Act 2008, including a proceeding
transferred to the court under the Children and Young People
Act 2008, chapter 17 (Care and protection—interstate transfer of
orders and proceedings); and
(e) if a child and an adult are jointly charged with an offence—the
proceeding against the child and the proceeding against the adult
that arise out of the charge.
(2) Subsection (1) (b) is subject to the Crimes Act 1900—
(b) section 375AA (Summary disposal of certain cases—Childrens
(3) Subsection (1) (c) is subject to the Bail Act 1992.