864Deferrals of sentence

864 Deferrals of sentence

(1) On or after the commencement of Chapter 7, if the sentencing of a child has been deferred under section 414 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, as in force before that commencement, but the adjourned case has not been heard—

(a) the matter remains adjourned in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, as in force immediately before that commencement, as if Chapter 7 had not commenced; and

(b) when the Children's Court sentences the child, the child must be sentenced in accordance with this Act.

(2) Subject to this Chapter, section 415 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, as in force immediately before the commencement of Chapter 7, continues to apply to a group conference to which a child is referred before the commencement of Chapter 7 as if that section had not been repealed.

(3) On or after the commencement of Chapter 7, Part 7.4 applies to an outcome plan from a group conference conducted under section 415 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

865 Maximum period of a youth justice custodial order—offences relating to remand centres, youth justice centres and youth residential centres

(1) On or after the commencement of Chapter 7, if a child is found guilty on the same day, or in the same proceeding, of more than one offence, and one or more of those offences is—

(a) an offence constituted by escape from a remand centre, youth residential centre or youth justice centre; or

(b) an offence involving property damage to a remand centre, youth residential centre or youth justice centre—

section 327(4) applies to any period of detention imposed on the child for that offence or those offences as if section 327(3) included a reference to that or those offences.

(2) On or after the commencement of Chapter 7, if—

(a) a youth justice custodial order is made in respect of a child for an offence or offences; and

(b) the child is serving an uncompleted sentence or sentences of detention imposed on the child, whether before or at the time the youth justice custodial order is imposed; and

(c) one or more of the offences referred to in paragraph (a) is—

(i) an offence constituted by escape from a remand centre, youth residential centre or youth justice centre; or

(ii) an offence involving property damage to a remand centre, youth residential centre or youth justice centre—

section 327(6) applies to any period of detention imposed on the child for that offence or those offences as if section 327(6) included a reference to that or those offences.