Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 399

399 Dealing with children arrested before commencement

(1) Former sections 49 and 50 continue to apply in relation to a child arrested on a charge of an offence before the commencement as if the amending Act had not been enacted.

(2) However, if a police officer is making a decision under former section 50 (2) on or after the commencement—

(a) a reference in former section 50 (2) (b) to section 52 is taken to be a reference to sections 52 and 52A as amended or inserted by the amending Act; and

(b) a reference in former section 50 (4) (a) to section 48 is taken to be a reference to sections 48 , 48AD and 48AE as inserted by the amending Act.

(3) In this section—

"former" , in relation to a provision of this Act, means as in force from time to time before the commencement.