Youth Justice Act 2024
421Filing of and access to previous pre-sentence report
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421 Filing of and access to previous pre-sentence report
(1) This section applies if the Children's Court has determined not to order a pre-sentence report under section 414(2)(a) or 415(2)(a).
(2) The Secretary must file a copy of the previous pre-sentence report in the Children's Court.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the Children's Court must order the Secretary to give a copy of the previous pre-sentence report to each of the following at least 3 working days before the return date—
(d) any other person whom the Children's Court has ordered is to receive a copy of the report.
(4) The previous pre-sentence report must not be given to any person who was not given a copy of the previous pre-sentence report or any part of it under section 420.
Division 4—Pre-sentence group conference reports