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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.176ASentence orders—graffiti offences
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### sec.176A Sentence orders—graffiti offences
This section applies if—
a child is found guilty of a graffiti offence before a court; and
the child had attained at least the age of 12 years at the time of the offence.
Without limiting section 175 , the court must make a graffiti removal order for the child.
Subject to sections 194A and 249 (3) , the graffiti removal order must order the child to perform graffiti removal service for a period no longer than—
if the child has not attained the age of 13 years at the time of sentence—5 hours; or
if the child has attained the age of 13 years, but not the age of 15 years, at the time of sentence—10 hours; or
if the child has attained the age of 15 years at the time of sentence—20 hours.
s 176A ins 2013 No. 31 s 83
(sec.176A-ssec.1) This section applies if— a child is found guilty of a graffiti offence before a court; and the child had attained at least the age of 12 years at the time of the offence.
(sec.176A-ssec.2) Without limiting section 175 , the court must make a graffiti removal order for the child.
(sec.176A-ssec.3) Subject to sections 194A and 249 (3) , the graffiti removal order must order the child to perform graffiti removal service for a period no longer than— if the child has not attained the age of 13 years at the time of sentence—5 hours; or if the child has attained the age of 13 years, but not the age of 15 years, at the time of sentence—10 hours; or if the child has attained the age of 15 years at the time of sentence—20 hours.
- (a) a child is found guilty of a graffiti offence before a court; and
- (b) the child had attained at least the age of 12 years at the time of the offence.
- (a) if the child has not attained the age of 13 years at the time of sentence—5 hours; or
- (b) if the child has attained the age of 13 years, but not the age of 15 years, at the time of sentence—10 hours; or
- (c) if the child has attained the age of 15 years at the time of sentence—20 hours.