Youth Justice Act 1997
108ASentence, &c., not invalidated by non-compliance with procedural requirements
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108A Sentence, &c., not invalidated by non-compliance with procedural requirements
[Section 108A Inserted by No. 1 of 2003, s. 16, Applied:16 Apr 2003]
(1) The failure of the Court –
(a) to cause an order imposing a sentence to be promptly reduced to writing; or
(b) to comply with any other procedural requirement of this Act –
does not invalidate the order or any sentence imposed.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a court on an appeal against a sentence imposed or an order made under section 47 from reviewing a sentence imposed or an order made under section 47 by the Court in circumstances where there has been a failure that is referred to in that subsection.