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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.23If restorative justice agreement is made as a consequence of referral for restorative justice process
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### sec.23 If restorative justice agreement is made as a consequence of referral for restorative justice process
This section applies if—
a police officer refers an offence committed by a child to the chief executive for a restorative justice process; and
a restorative justice agreement is made as a consequence of the referral.
The child is not liable to be prosecuted for the offence unless otherwise provided under this Act.
s 23 amd 1996 No. 22 s 14
sub 2002 No. 39 ss 7 , 9 ; 2016 No. 39 s 13
(sec.23-ssec.1) This section applies if— a police officer refers an offence committed by a child to the chief executive for a restorative justice process; and a restorative justice agreement is made as a consequence of the referral.
(sec.23-ssec.2) The child is not liable to be prosecuted for the offence unless otherwise provided under this Act.
- (a) a police officer refers an offence committed by a child to the chief executive for a restorative justice process; and
- (b) a restorative justice agreement is made as a consequence of the referral.