Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 19

19 Caution procedure may involve apology to victim

(1) This section applies only after a police officer decides that a caution should be administered to a child for an offence.

(2) The procedure of administering a caution to a child for an offence may involve the child apologising to a victim of the offence if—

(a) the police officer administering, or requesting the administration of, the caution considers that an apology is an appropriate course of action in the particular circumstances of the case; and

(b) the child is willing to apologise; and

(c) the victim is willing to participate in the procedure.