263Making a community service order

263 Making a community service order

(1) If the Children's Court finds a child guilty of one or more offences, whether indictable or summary, the Court may order the child to perform a specified number of hours of unpaid community service activities in a 6-month period commencing on the day of sentencing.

(2) The Children's Court must not make a community service order unless—

(a) the child is 15 years of age or over on the day of sentencing; and

(b) the child consents to a community service order being made; and

(c) after making inquiries of the Secretary, the Court is satisfied that there are one or more appropriate community service programs available for the child.

(3) A community service order must not extend beyond the child's twenty-first birthday.