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Youth Justice Act 2005
37Purpose and application of Part
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37 Purpose and application of Part
(1) The purpose of this Part is to provide a means of diverting youths
who are believed on reasonable grounds to have committed
(2) Except as provided by section 41, this Part does not affect the
application in respect of a youth of any law relating to:
(a) investigating and collecting evidence of criminal activities and
the commission of offences; or
(b) questioning, apprehending, detaining, arresting, charging and
bailing a suspected offender; or
(c) prosecuting a person for an offence.