No entitlement to compensation etc
219 No entitlement to compensation etc
A child respondent to a proceeding for a protection order begun before the commencement day is not, because of the enactment of the Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023, entitled to compensation or damages as a result of any protection order action in the proceeding.
Part 24 Transitional—Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023
Division 24.1 General
M 220 Definitions—pt 24
In this part:
child respondent means—
a child who is under 14 years old and a respondent in a proceeding for a protection order; or
a child against whom a family violence order was made when the child was under 14 years old.
commencement day means the day the Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023, section 121 commences.
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