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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.398Decisions about release made on or after commencement
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### sec.398 Decisions about release made on or after commencement
Sections 48 to 48B and 52 to 52B, as amended or inserted by the amending Act, apply in relation to a decision made by a court or police officer on or after the commencement about whether to grant bail to a child or otherwise release the child from custody.
For subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether the offence in relation to which the decision is made happened, or the proceeding for the offence was started, before or after the commencement.
s 398 ins 2019 No. 23 s 31
(sec.398-ssec.1) Sections 48 to 48B and 52 to 52B, as amended or inserted by the amending Act, apply in relation to a decision made by a court or police officer on or after the commencement about whether to grant bail to a child or otherwise release the child from custody.
(sec.398-ssec.2) For subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether the offence in relation to which the decision is made happened, or the proceeding for the offence was started, before or after the commencement.