320Child in custody while subject to order imposing fine or instalment order

320 Child in custody while subject to order imposing fine or instalment order

(a) at the time an order imposing a fine, including an instalment order, is made in respect of a child, the child is in custody in a youth justice custodial centre or a prison; or

(b) after an order is made imposing a fine, including an instalment order, in respect of a child, the child is taken into custody in a youth justice custodial centre or a prison.

(2) The child may apply to the Children's Court for the Court to make an order specified in subsection (4).

(3) The Children's Court, on its own motion, may cause the child to be served with a notice to appear before the Court at a specified time for the matter to be heard and make an order specified in subsection (4).

(4) At the hearing of the application or the matter, the Children's Court may—

(a) order that the outstanding fine be discharged in full or in part; or

(b) order that the fine or instalment order be varied as specified in the order of the Court; or

(c) order that the fine then unpaid be levied by a warrant to seize property; or

(d) adjourn the hearing of the application or the matter for a period of up to 6 months on any terms the Court thinks fit.