Youth Justice Act 1997
24ADuties of police officer where youth arrested
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 24A
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Youth Justice Act 1997.
24A Duties of police officer where youth arrested
[Section 24A Inserted by No. 27 of 2013, s. 18, Applied:01 Sep 2014]
(1) If a youth is arrested, a reference in the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 to a friend is to be taken, in relation to the youth, to include a reference to a person who is a responsible adult, within the meaning of this Act, in respect of the youth.
(2) A police officer who arrests a youth must, as soon as practicable –
(a) inform the youth of the youth's right to refuse to answer questions, or to participate in investigations, except where required to do so by or under an Act of the State or of the Commonwealth; and
(b) ensure that, if practicable, the youth's guardian is notified of the arrest.
(3) Subsection (2) does not derogate from any other duties that a police officer who arrests a youth has under any other law of the State relating to investigation, interrogation, arrest, bail, remand or custody.