South Australian Current Acts

SENTENCING ACT 2017 - SECT 6

6—Application of Act to youths

        (1)         Subject to a provision of this Act to the contrary, this Act applies in relation to the sentencing of a youth and the enforcement of a sentence against a youth.

        (2)         However, in the event of conflict between a provision of this Act and a provision of the Young Offenders Act 1993 or the Youth Court Act 1993 , the latter provision prevails to the extent of that conflict.

        (3)         In applying a provision of this Act to a youth who is being or has been dealt with as a youth (and not as an adult)—

            (a)         a reference to imprisonment is to be read as a reference to detention; and

            (b)         a reference to a warrant of commitment is to be read as an order for detention; and

            (c)         a reference to a prison is to be read as a reference to a training centre; and

            (d)         a reference to the CE is to be read as a reference to the chief executive of the administrative unit of the Public Service that is responsible for assisting a Minister in the administration of the Youth Justice Administration Act 2016 ; and

            (e)         a reference to a community corrections officer is to be read as a reference to a community youth justice officer under the Youth Justice Administration Act 2016 ; and

            (f)         a reference to a bond, or to entering into a bond, is to be read as a reference to an order under section 26 of the Young Offenders Act 1993 , or to becoming subject to such an order; and

            (g)         a reference to a probationer is to be read as a reference to a youth the subject of such an order; and

            (h)         a reference to the Minister for Correctional Services is to be read as a reference to the Minister for Youth Justice.