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Youth Justice Act 2005
41Effect of diverting youth
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41 Effect of diverting youth
(1) If a youth is diverted in relation to an offence and the diversion is
completed to the satisfaction of a police officer, no criminal
investigation or criminal legal proceedings can be commenced or
continued against the youth in respect of the offence.
(2) Any admission made or information given by a youth during the
course of diversion in relation to an offence is not admissible in any
subsequent criminal or civil proceedings in relation to the offence.
(3) However, subsection (2) does not prevent the admission of
evidence that has been properly obtained in accordance with the
Police Administration Act 1978 and this Act.