Victorian Current Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 - SECT 346

    (1)     Subject to this section, the provisions of Subdivision (30A) of Division 1 of Part III of the Crimes Act 1958 apply to the custody and investigation of a child.

S. 346(2) amended by No. 3/2018 s. 25(1).

    (2)     Subject to subsection (3), a child taken into custody must be—

        (a)     released unconditionally; or

S. 346(2)(b) amended by No. 26/2017 s. 19(1).

        (b)     released on bail in accordance with the Bail Act 1977 ; or

        (c)     brought before the Court; or

        (d)     if the Court is not sitting at any convenient venue, brought before a bail justice—

within a reasonable time of being taken into custody but not later than 24 hours after being taken into custody.

S. 346(3) amended by No. 26/2012 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 1/2016 s. 18(1)(a), new s. 346(3) inserted by No. 3/2018 s. 25(2).

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not apply if bail may only be granted to a child by a court. In such a case the child must be brought before the Court as soon as practicable and—

        (a)     no later than the next working day after being taken into custody; or

        (b)     if the proper venue of the Court is in a prescribed region of the State, within 2 working days after being taken into custody.

S. 346(4) repealed by No. 1/2016 s. 18(1)(a).

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S. 346(5) amended by No. 26/2012 s. 3(2), repealed by No. 1/2016 s. 18(1)(a).

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    (6)     The Bail Act 1977 (to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this section) applies to an application for bail by a child.

Note to s. 346(6) inserted by No. 1/2016 s. 18(2), substituted by Nos 26/2017 s. 19(2), 28/2023 s. 117.

Note

The Bail Act 1977 contains provisions that are particular to children. These include the following—

              •     section 3B (determination in relation to a child);

              •     section 5AA (conditions of bail granted to a child in certain circumstances);

              •     section 10(3) (power of police officer, sheriff or authorised person to grant or refuse bail);

              •     section 10A(3) and (6) (power of bail justice to grant or refuse bail);

              •     section 12(4) and (5) (power of court to grant or refuse bail);

              •     section 16B (capacity of child to give bail undertaking);

              •     section 24(3A) (arrest of person released on bail);

Additionally, section 3A (determination in relation to an Aboriginal person) applies if the child is an Aboriginal person.

S. 346(7) amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 18.12), 61/2014 s. 80, repealed by No. 1/2016 s. 18(1)(a).

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S. 346(8)(9) repealed by No. 1/2016 s. 18(1)(a).

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S. 346(10) amended by Nos 68/2009 s. 63, 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 18.12), repealed by No. 1/2016 s. 18(1)(a).

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