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YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1994 - SECT 31

31 .         Role of victim

        (1)         Unless it is impracticable to do so, the juvenile justice team dealing with a young person for an offence is to give any person it considers to have primarily suffered as a consequence of the offence (a victim ) the opportunity to make submissions or otherwise participate in the proceedings as it sees fit.

        (2)         If a victim is present at the proceedings, a matter can only be disposed of by the team if the victim agrees to —

            (a)         the matter being disposed of by the team; and

            (b)         the way in which the team disposes of the matter.

        [Section 31 amended: No. 58 of 2004 s. 15.]



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