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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.93If the offence is an indictable offence other than a serious offence
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### sec.93 If the offence is an indictable offence other than a serious offence
Subject to section 77 , if the offence to which the child pleads guilty is an indictable offence other than a serious offence, the court must explain to the child, and any parent of the child who is present, the child’s right of election mentioned in subsection (2) .
The child may elect—
to be committed to be sentenced before a court of competent jurisdiction; or
to be sentenced by the Childrens Court magistrate.
The court must then ask the child whether the child consents to being sentenced by the Childrens Court magistrate.
If the child consents, the Childrens Court magistrate must proceed in the same way as is provided under the Justices Act 1886 , section 145 (2) .
If the child does not give the consent mentioned in subsection (4) , the court must order the child to be committed to be sentenced before a court of competent jurisdiction.
s 93 ins 2002 No. 39 s 26
(sec.93-ssec.1) Subject to section 77 , if the offence to which the child pleads guilty is an indictable offence other than a serious offence, the court must explain to the child, and any parent of the child who is present, the child’s right of election mentioned in subsection (2) .
(sec.93-ssec.2) The child may elect— to be committed to be sentenced before a court of competent jurisdiction; or to be sentenced by the Childrens Court magistrate.
(sec.93-ssec.3) The court must then ask the child whether the child consents to being sentenced by the Childrens Court magistrate.
(sec.93-ssec.4) If the child consents, the Childrens Court magistrate must proceed in the same way as is provided under the Justices Act 1886 , section 145 (2) .
(sec.93-ssec.5) If the child does not give the consent mentioned in subsection (4) , the court must order the child to be committed to be sentenced before a court of competent jurisdiction.
- (a) to be committed to be sentenced before a court of competent jurisdiction; or
- (b) to be sentenced by the Childrens Court magistrate.