A sentencing court exercising the discretion to record convictions against a juvenile offender must expressly address the impact on the child's chances of rehabilitation and finding and retaining employment as required by s 184(1) of the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld). Merely acknowledging the general rule that convictions should not be recorded for juveniles is insufficient; the court must give due and proper weight to the specific statutory considerations. Assuming a juvenile will reoffend as an adult is an impermissible approach to the recording of convictions.
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