3Objects of Act

#### 3 Objects of Act 3 Objects of Act > The objects of this Act are— > > > (a) to establish a scheme that provides an alternative process to court proceedings for dealing with children who commit certain offences through the use of youth justice conferences, cautions and warnings, and > > > (b) to establish a scheme for the purpose of providing an efficient and direct response to the commission by children of certain offences, and > > > (c) to establish and use youth justice conferences to deal with alleged offenders in a way that— > > > > > (i) enables a community based negotiated response to offences involving all the affected parties, and > > > > > (ii) emphasizes restitution by the offender and the acceptance of responsibility by the offender for his or her behaviour, and > > > > > (iii) meets the needs of victims and offenders, and > > > (d) to address the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the criminal justice system through the use of youth justice conferences, cautions and warnings. > > **s 3:** Am 2007 No 73, Sch 4 \[1\].