sec.148Evidence of childhood finding of guilt not admissible against adult

### sec.148 Evidence of childhood finding of guilt not admissible against adult Subject to sections 148A and 148B , in a proceeding against a person who is an adult for an offence, there must not be admitted against the person evidence that the person was found guilty as a child of an offence if a conviction was not recorded. Subsection (1) applies even though the evidence would otherwise be admissible under the Evidence Act 1977 , section 15 and the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , section 5 (3) (b) . For subsection (1) , if a person is found guilty as a child of an offence, the person is not taken to have been found guilty as an adult of the offence merely because of the making of a declaration under section 143 (4) . s 148 (prev s 114) amd 1996 No. 22 s 40 ; 2002 No. 39 s 51 (1) – (3) reloc and renum 2002 No. 39 s 51 (4) amd 2014 No. 9 s 8 ; 2016 No. 38 s 15 ; 2024 No. 54 s 47 (sec.148-ssec.1) Subject to sections 148A and 148B , in a proceeding against a person who is an adult for an offence, there must not be admitted against the person evidence that the person was found guilty as a child of an offence if a conviction was not recorded. (sec.148-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies even though the evidence would otherwise be admissible under the Evidence Act 1977 , section 15 and the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , section 5 (3) (b) . (sec.148-ssec.3) For subsection (1) , if a person is found guilty as a child of an offence, the person is not taken to have been found guilty as an adult of the offence merely because of the making of a declaration under section 143 (4) .