Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 46

46 Proceeding in relation to simple offence in absence of child

(1) Subject to subsection (2) , a Childrens Court magistrate may hear and determine a proceeding against a child in relation to a complaint and summons for a simple offence in the absence of the child in the way set out in the Justices Act 1886 , part 6 .

(2) Under subsection (1) , the only sentence order a Childrens Court magistrate may make against a child in the child’s absence is an order imposing a fine, and then only if the child has indicated in writing to the court that the child has a capacity to pay a fine of a specified amount that is equal to or greater than the fine ordered to be paid.