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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.214Limitation on cumulative orders
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### sec.214 Limitation on cumulative orders
A court making more than 1 detention order under section 175 against a child on the same day or in the same proceedings is not to direct that a detention order be served cumulatively with another of the detention orders if the total period of the detention orders would exceed—
when made by a Childrens Court magistrate—1 year; or
when made by another court—7 years.
Subsection (1B) applies if a court constituted by a Childrens Court magistrate—
makes 1 or more detention orders under section 175 and 1 or more detention orders under section 175A against a child on the same day or in the same proceedings; or
makes 1 or more detention orders under section 175A against a child on the same day or in the same proceedings.
The court is not to direct that a detention order be served cumulatively with another of the detention orders if the total period of the detention orders would exceed 3 years.
To the extent that the total exceeds the maximum allowed the orders are of no effect.
s 214 amd 1996 No. 22 s 57 ; 2024 No. 54 s 25A
(sec.214-ssec.1) A court making more than 1 detention order under section 175 against a child on the same day or in the same proceedings is not to direct that a detention order be served cumulatively with another of the detention orders if the total period of the detention orders would exceed— when made by a Childrens Court magistrate—1 year; or when made by another court—7 years.
(sec.214-ssec.1A) Subsection (1B) applies if a court constituted by a Childrens Court magistrate— makes 1 or more detention orders under section 175 and 1 or more detention orders under section 175A against a child on the same day or in the same proceedings; or makes 1 or more detention orders under section 175A against a child on the same day or in the same proceedings.
(sec.214-ssec.1B) The court is not to direct that a detention order be served cumulatively with another of the detention orders if the total period of the detention orders would exceed 3 years.
(sec.214-ssec.2) To the extent that the total exceeds the maximum allowed the orders are of no effect.
- (a) when made by a Childrens Court magistrate—1 year; or
- (b) when made by another court—7 years.
- (a) makes 1 or more detention orders under section 175 and 1 or more detention orders under section 175A against a child on the same day or in the same proceedings; or
- (b) makes 1 or more detention orders under section 175A against a child on the same day or in the same proceedings.