(1) The Court must order that a youth control order planning meeting be held for a child if the Court is considering making a youth control order in respect of the child.
(2) The Court may order that a youth control order planning meeting be held for a child if—
(a) a youth control order is in force in respect of the child; and
(b) the Court considers that such a meeting is necessary.
Note
The requirements for youth control order planning meetings are set out in Subdivision 2 of this Division.
(3) Before ordering that a youth control order planning meeting be held for a child, the Court must make inquiries of the child, the Secretary and any other person the Court considers appropriate about the people who should attend the meeting, having regard to—
(a) the objects of a youth control order (see section 409A); and
(b) the purpose of the meeting
(see
section 409S).
(4) Nothing in this section affects the obligation of the Court to direct that a pre-sentence report be prepared in respect of the child under section 571.
S. 409E inserted by No. 43/2017 s. 13.