Magistrates Court Act 1930
291EProcedures for hearing indictable offences
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291E Procedures for hearing indictable offences (a) a child charged with an indictable offence is brought before the Childrens Court; and (b) the court— (i) has no power to hear and decide the charge summarily; or (ii) has the power to hear and decide the charge summarily, but decides not to. (2) The Childrens Court must deal with the charge as if— (a) the charge were a charge for an indictable offence to which this Act applied; and (b) the Childrens Court were the Magistrates Court; and (c) any necessary changes were made.