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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.48ACRepresentatives of community justice groups must advise of particular matters
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### sec.48AC Representatives of community justice groups must advise of particular matters
This section applies if a representative of a community justice group in a child’s community makes a submission to a court or police officer for section 48AA (4) (a) (vii) .
The representative must, if requested by the court or police officer, advise the court or police officer whether—
a member of the community justice group is related to the child or the victim of the offence with which the child has been charged; or
there are circumstances that give rise to a conflict of interest between a member of the community justice group and the child or victim of the offence.
s 48AC ins 2019 No. 23 s 10
amd 2020 No. 19 s 161 ; 2021 No. 9 s 22
(sec.48AC-ssec.1) This section applies if a representative of a community justice group in a child’s community makes a submission to a court or police officer for section 48AA (4) (a) (vii) .
(sec.48AC-ssec.2) The representative must, if requested by the court or police officer, advise the court or police officer whether— a member of the community justice group is related to the child or the victim of the offence with which the child has been charged; or there are circumstances that give rise to a conflict of interest between a member of the community justice group and the child or victim of the offence.
- (a) a member of the community justice group is related to the child or the victim of the offence with which the child has been charged; or
- (b) there are circumstances that give rise to a conflict of interest between a member of the community justice group and the child or victim of the offence.