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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.363Application of amendments about transfer direction for a child who will turn 17 years
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### sec.363 Application of amendments about transfer direction for a child who will turn 17 years
This section applies to a child who—
is subject to a detention order made after the commencement; or
at the commencement—
is serving a period of detention; and
during the period of detention, will turn 17 years; and
on the transfer day, will have 6 months or more to be served in detention.
Subject to subsection (2A), this Act applies to the child even if 1 or both of the following happened before the commencement—
the commission of the offence for which the child is subject to a detention order or is serving a period of detention;
the start of the proceeding for the offence.
A requirement under section 276C(1) to give a prison transfer direction within 28 days after the child is sentenced to serve a period of detention is taken to be a requirement to give a prison transfer direction before, or as soon as practicable after, the commencement of this subsection.
In this section—
transfer day see section 276B.
s 363 ins 2014 No. 9 s 24
amd 2014 No. 22 s 285
(sec.363-ssec.1) This section applies to a child who— is subject to a detention order made after the commencement; or at the commencement— is serving a period of detention; and during the period of detention, will turn 17 years; and on the transfer day, will have 6 months or more to be served in detention.
(sec.363-ssec.2) Subject to subsection (2A), this Act applies to the child even if 1 or both of the following happened before the commencement— the commission of the offence for which the child is subject to a detention order or is serving a period of detention; the start of the proceeding for the offence.
(sec.363-ssec.2A) A requirement under section 276C(1) to give a prison transfer direction within 28 days after the child is sentenced to serve a period of detention is taken to be a requirement to give a prison transfer direction before, or as soon as practicable after, the commencement of this subsection.
(sec.363-ssec.3) In this section— transfer day see section 276B.
- (a) is subject to a detention order made after the commencement; or
- (b) at the commencement— (i) is serving a period of detention; and (ii) during the period of detention, will turn 17 years; and (iii) on the transfer day, will have 6 months or more to be served in detention.
- (i) is serving a period of detention; and
- (ii) during the period of detention, will turn 17 years; and
- (iii) on the transfer day, will have 6 months or more to be served in detention.
- (i) is serving a period of detention; and
- (ii) during the period of detention, will turn 17 years; and
- (iii) on the transfer day, will have 6 months or more to be served in detention.
- (a) the commission of the offence for which the child is subject to a detention order or is serving a period of detention;
- (b) the start of the proceeding for the offence.