56CAmendment of date of order deferring sentencing of youth

56C Amendment of date of order deferring sentencing of youth

[Section 56C of Part 4 Inserted by No. 27 of 2013, s. 31, Applied:01 Mar 2014]

(1)  The Court may amend an order made under section 47(1)(j) in relation to a youth by altering the date to which the sentencing of the youth for the offence is deferred.

(2)  The date, referred to in subsection (1) , that is specified in an order under section 47(1)(j) in relation to a youth may be altered under subsection (1)  –

(a) to an earlier date than the date specified in the order; or

(b) to a later date than the date specified in the order.

(3)  A later date to which an order may be altered must not extend the period of the order so that the total period of the order continues for more than 12 months from the date of the finding of guilt in respect of which the order was made.

(4)  In determining whether, under this section, to amend the date of an order, the Court must consider –

(a) any report on the youth prepared by the Secretary; and

(b) the extent to which, and the manner in which, the youth has complied with the conditions of the bail granted to the youth in respect of the offence.

(5)  The Court must not, under this section, amend an order in relation to a youth unless the youth is before the Court.