Youth Justice Act 1997
107AContravention of section 47 order made by other court
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107A Contravention of section 47 order made by other court
[Section 107A Inserted by No. 1 of 2003, s. 15, Applied:16 Apr 2003]
(1) In this section –
offence includes prescribed offence;
offender means the person against whom the original order was made;
original order means an order under section 47 made by the Supreme Court, or a summary court, exercising powers under section 107 ;
summary court means a court of summary jurisdiction other than the Magistrates Court (Youth Justice Division).
(2) If proceedings under this Part are to be brought in respect of the contravention of an original order or the conditions to which an original order is subject, the proceedings are to be brought in the Supreme Court or summary court that made the original order.
(3) In proceedings referred to in subsection (2) , the Supreme Court or summary court may –
(a) exercise all the powers of the Magistrates Court (Youth Justice Division) under this Part; or
(b) revoke the contravened order and impose any sentence under the Sentencing Act 1997 or another law in respect of the original offence that it could have imposed if it had not made the original order.