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Youth Justice Act 2005
64AYouth Justice Court may dismiss charges
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64A Youth Justice Court may dismiss charges
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Youth Justice Court may, at any
stage of the proceedings against a youth in respect of an offence,
dismiss the charge in respect of the offence, whether or not the
Court finds the charge proven against the youth.
(2) The Youth Justice Court must not dismiss a charge for an offence if
a youth was included in a diversion program mentioned in
section 39(2)(d) or involved in a Youth Justice Conference in
respect of the offence but did not successfully complete the
program or Conference.
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