sec.162When court must consider making court diversion referral or presentence referral

### sec.162 When court must consider making court diversion referral or presentence referral If a child enters a plea of guilty for an offence in a proceeding before a court, the court must consider referring the offence to the chief executive for a restorative justice process instead of sentencing the child. If a finding of guilt for an offence is made against a child before a court, the court must consider referring the offence to the chief executive for a restorative justice process to help the court make an appropriate sentence order. s 162 orig s 162 om 1996 No. 75 s 535 sch 2 (also see 1997 No. 9 s 4 sch 2 ) prev s 162 ins 2002 No. 39 s 58 om 2012 No. 41 s 21 pres s 162 ins 2016 No. 39 s 23 (sec.162-ssec.1) If a child enters a plea of guilty for an offence in a proceeding before a court, the court must consider referring the offence to the chief executive for a restorative justice process instead of sentencing the child. (sec.162-ssec.2) If a finding of guilt for an offence is made against a child before a court, the court must consider referring the offence to the chief executive for a restorative justice process to help the court make an appropriate sentence order.