11Caution administered by Aboriginal Elder or representative

11 Caution administered by Aboriginal Elder or representative

(1)  [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2013, s. 10, Applied:01 Mar 2014] If a formal caution is to be administered to an Aboriginal youth, the caution is to be, if practicable, administered by an Elder of an Aboriginal community or a representative of a recognised Aboriginal organisation despite section 10 .

(2)  A formal caution may only be administered by an Elder of an Aboriginal community or a representative of a recognised Aboriginal organisation at the request, and in the presence, of an authorised police officer.

(3)  If an Elder of an Aboriginal community or a representative of a recognised Aboriginal organisation administers a formal caution –

(a) section 10 applies as if the Elder or representative were an authorised police officer; and

(b) the caution must contain, in addition to the information specified in section 10(4)(c) , the name of the Elder or representative, the name of the Aboriginal community or recognised Aboriginal organisation and the name and rank of the authorised police officer in whose presence the caution was administered.