22Guiding youth justice principle—promotion of partnership and collaboration with agencies and other entities

22 Guiding youth justice principle—promotion of partnership and collaboration with agencies and other entities

(1) Public service bodies, public entities, Victoria Police, non-government organisations and the community have a shared responsibility to—

(a) support children and young persons to rehabilitate, positively develop and not offend; and

(b) prevent children and young persons from having contact with the youth justice system; and

(c) divert children and young persons from the youth justice system, to the greatest extent possible.

(2) Public service bodies, public entities, Victoria Police, non-government organisations and the community are to—

(a) work together in partnership in recognition of the shared responsibility referred to in subsection (1); and

(b) engage, collaborate and cooperate with each other to acquit this shared responsibility.