114Parent may be notified of youth caution

114 Parent may be notified of youth caution

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a cautioning police officer who gives or attends the giving of a youth caution to a child may notify a parent of the child of the giving of that youth caution if the parent did not attend the giving of the youth caution to the child.

(2) A cautioning police officer who gives or attends the giving of a youth caution to a child must not notify a parent of the child of the giving of that youth caution if, in the opinion of the cautioning police officer, notifying the parent would pose an unacceptable risk of harm to the safety or wellbeing of the child.