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Youth Justice Act 2005
140DPower to enter into family responsibility agreement
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140D Power to enter into family responsibility agreement
An appropriate Agency may enter into a family responsibility
agreement with a parent, or the parents, of a youth if:
(a) the youth has demonstrated behavioural problems; and
Examples
1 Criminal behaviour.
2 Persistent truancy.
3 Anti-social behaviour.
(b) the youth's family circumstances may have caused, or
contributed to, the behavioural problems; and
(c) the Agency is of the opinion that the agreement may assist to
resolve the problems.
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