248Maximum period of a good behaviour order

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248 Maximum period of a good behaviour order

The period of a good behaviour order must not extend beyond a child's twenty-first birthday and must not exceed—

(ii) 18 months, if the circumstances are exceptional.

Division 5—Fines

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