Queensland Numbered Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019 - SECT 7

7 Amendment of sch 1 (Charter of youth justice principles)

(1) Schedule 1 , item 7—
insert—

(c) the proceeding should be finalised as soon as practicable.

(2) Schedule 1 —
insert—

7A The youth justice system should give priority to proceedings for children remanded in custody.

(3) Schedule 1 , item 8—
insert—

(d) dealt with in a way that recognises the child’s need for guidance and assistance because children tend to be dependent and immature.

(4) Schedule 1 , item 16—
omit, insert—

16 A child should be dealt with under this Act in a way that allows the child—

(a) to be reintegrated into the community; and

(b) to continue the child’s education, training or employment without interruption or disturbance, if practicable; and

(c) to continue to reside in the child’s home, if practicable.

(5) Schedule 1 , item 17, after ‘arrest’—
insert—
, remand

(6) Schedule 1 , items 7A to 20—
renumber as schedule 1 , items 8 to 21.