106Consent of child

106 Consent of child

(1) If a child consents to receiving a youth caution for an alleged offence, the child may—

(a) withdraw that consent; or

(b) request that the matter be dealt with by a court.

(2) A withdrawal of consent or a request under subsection (1) may be made at any time before a youth caution is given to the child.

(3) If a child withdraws consent under subsection (1)(a), a police officer may deal with the matter in accordance with the hierarchy of options.

(4) Despite the hierarchy of options, if a child requests that the matter be dealt with by a court under subsection (1)(b), a police officer may decide to commence a criminal proceeding against the child for the alleged offence or otherwise deal with the matter according to law.

Section 92 sets out a hierarchy of options for dealing with alleged offending behaviour.