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Youth Justice Act 2005
56AYouth may elect to be tried summarily
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56A Youth may elect to be tried summarily
(1) Subsection (2) applies if the Youth Justice Court is dealing by way
of preliminary examination with a charge in respect of an indictable
offence that is not an offence of the type mentioned in
section 54A(1).
(2) The youth may, at any time before or during the preliminary
examination, elect to have the charge heard and determined
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