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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.107Joint committal proceeding in relation to adult and child are allowed
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### sec.107 Joint committal proceeding in relation to adult and child are allowed
Despite the Childrens Court Act 1992 , section 21 , a magistrate may at the same time conduct a committal proceeding—
as a Childrens Court magistrate, in relation to a charge of an indictable offence brought against a child; and
as a justice, in relation to an indictable offence brought against an adult;
if, were the child an adult, a committal proceeding in relation to each offence would have been conducted at the same time against both persons.
- (a) as a Childrens Court magistrate, in relation to a charge of an indictable offence brought against a child; and
- (b) as a justice, in relation to an indictable offence brought against an adult;