Youth Justice Act 2005

If the Youth Justice Court grants an application under section 80C(3), the Court must:

sit and hear the proceedings at the place specified in the youth's application; and

make an order under section 83 in relation to the offence at the place.

Before making the order under section 83, the Court:

must consider an Aboriginal experience report in respect of the youth and the offence; and

may consider the responses given to any questions asked of the approved members of the Law and Justice Group who prepared the report as mentioned in subsection (5).

Sections 72, 73 and 75 apply to an Aboriginal experience report as if the report was requested, received or prepared under Division

The Court may adjourn the proceedings to enable the Aboriginal experience report to be prepared.

After receiving the Aboriginal experience report the Court may, in relation to the information contained in the report:

ask questions of the approved members of the Law and Justice

allow another person to ask questions of the approved members of the Law and Justice Group who prepared the Aboriginal experience report.

The response given to a question asked under subsection (5) may be given in writing or orally.

To avoid doubt, this section does not limit the matters the