New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 1987 - SECT 31F

31F Decision about committal or discharge

(1) If the Children's Court is of the opinion that there is a reasonable prospect that a reasonable jury, properly instructed, would convict the accused person of an indictable offence, the Court must commit the accused person for trial.

(2) If the Children's Court is not of the opinion that there is a reasonable prospect that a reasonable jury, properly instructed, would convict the accused person of an indictable offence, the Court must immediately order the accused person to be discharged in relation to the offence.

(3) Despite any requirement of section 31B, the Children's Court may, at any time, on the application of the accused person, and with the consent of the prosecutor, commit the accused person for trial.