424Access to pre-sentence group conference report

424 Access to pre-sentence group conference report

(1) The convenor of a pre-sentence group conference, at least 3 working days before the return date, must give a copy of the pre-sentence group conference report to—

(c) the prosecution; and

(d) if the child is under 15 years of age at the time of the proceeding, the child's parent unless the Children's Court considers that disclosure of the report would pose an unacceptable risk to the safety, welfare or wellbeing of the child; and

(e) any other person whom the Children's Court has ordered is to receive a copy of the report.

(2) The convenor of a pre-sentence group conference, at least 3 working days before the return date, must also give a copy of the pre-sentence group conference report to the Secretary if—

(a) the Secretary attended the pre-sentence group conference; or

(b) the child is the subject of a supervised community-based order and the report is prepared while that order is in force.

(3) If a child is sentenced to a supervised community‑based order in the proceeding for which a pre-sentence group conference report was prepared, the convenor must give a copy of the report to the Secretary as soon as practicable after the sentence is imposed.

Division 5—Variation reports

S. 425 amended by No. 41/2025 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 35.4).