Youth Justice Act 1992

This section applies if—

a police officer reasonably suspects a child has contravened or is contravening a condition imposed on a grant of bail to the child; and

the contravention is not an offence, other than an offence against the Bail Act 1980, section 29; and

the grant of bail relates to—

a charge of a prescribed indictable offence; or

a charge of an offence against the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012, section 177(2) or 178(2).

This section also applies if a police officer reasonably suspects a child is likely to contravene a condition imposed on a grant of bail to the child and the grant of bail relates to a charge of an offence mentioned in subsection (1)(c)(i) or (ii).

Before arresting the child under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 367(3)(a)(i) in relation to the contravention or likely contravention, a police officer may first consider whether, in all the circumstances, it would be more appropriate to do 1 of the actions mentioned in section 59A(3)(a) to (c).

For subsection (3), the circumstances the police officer may consider include the matters mentioned in section 59A(4)(a) to (d).