s 468
In forceRelease of child
Schedule ICriminal Code of the Northern Territory of Australia
Part XITransitional matters
Division 18Criminal Code Amendment (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Act 2022
468 Release of child
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), any child in police custody, in detention or serving a sentence for an offence referred to in section
467(1) must be released as soon as practicable.
(2)
A child in police custody, in detention or serving a sentence for another offence is not to be released under subsection (1) if the other offence was committed or alleged to have been committed when the child was 12 years of age or older.
(3)
Reasonable steps must be taken to ensure the safe release of a child under subsection (1).
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