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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.237Chief executive must warn child about contravention
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### sec.237 Chief executive must warn child about contravention
This section applies if—
a community based order is made against a child; and
the chief executive reasonably believes the child has contravened the order.
The chief executive must warn the child of the consequences of further contravention, including the making of an application under section 238 .
However, subsection (2) does not apply if the chief executive does not know the child’s whereabouts and can not reasonably find out.
s 237 ins 2002 No. 39 s 98
amd 2014 No. 9 s 14 ; 2016 No. 38 s 33
(sec.237-ssec.1) This section applies if— a community based order is made against a child; and the chief executive reasonably believes the child has contravened the order.
(sec.237-ssec.2) The chief executive must warn the child of the consequences of further contravention, including the making of an application under section 238 .
(sec.237-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if the chief executive does not know the child’s whereabouts and can not reasonably find out.
- (a) a community based order is made against a child; and
- (b) the chief executive reasonably believes the child has contravened the order.