4Notification of referrals

4 Notification of referrals

4 Notification of referrals

(1) If the DPP or a court refers a matter involving a child who is alleged to have committed an offence to a conference administrator for a conference under section 40 of the Act, the DPP or court must notify, in writing, one of the following persons who commands an area or district in which the offence was alleged to have occurred—

(a) the Police Area Commander of the police area command,

(b) the Police District Commander of the police district.

(2) A notification is to include the reasons why the referral is being made and state how those reasons relate to the matters set out in section 40 (5) of the Act.

cl 4: Am 2018 (450), cl 3.