Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 16

16 Conditions for administration of police caution

(1) A police officer may administer a caution to a child for an offence only if the child—

(a) admits committing the offence to the police officer; and

(b) consents to being cautioned.

(2) A police officer who administers a caution, or who requests the administration of a caution under section 17 , must, if practicable, arrange to be present at the administration of the caution—

(a) an adult chosen by the child; or

(b) a parent of the child or a person chosen by a parent of the child.

(3) The commissioner of the police service may authorise a police officer who the commissioner considers has sufficient training or experience (
"authorised officer" ) to administer cautions.

(4) If a police officer administering a caution is not an authorised officer, the caution must be administered in the presence of an authorised officer.