116Objects of early diversion group conference

116 Objects of early diversion group conference

The objects of an early diversion group conference are—

(a) to support the early diversion of a child from the criminal justice system; and

(b) to reduce the likelihood of a child having further contact with the criminal justice system; and

(c) to promote community safety; and

(d) to provide a safe, supportive and solution-focussed process which assists a child to—

(i) repair any harm to themselves, any victims of their alleged offending, their families and their community; and

(iii) restore and strengthen relationships with members of their family and their community; and

(e) to engage parents and persons of significance in a child's life and any organisations or agencies that have responsibility for a child to—

(i) address the underlying causes of the child's conduct; and

(ii) support the child's rehabilitation and positive development; and

(f) to give any victim of a child's alleged offending the opportunity to express their experience of the child's conduct and the impact of the child's conduct on them; and

(g) to finalise an early diversion outcome plan for a child.