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CurrentCommittal proceeding if the offence is a serious offence
81 Committal proceeding if the offence is a serious offence
(1)
This section applies to a proceeding to be conducted before a Childrens Court magistrate (the court) in which a child is charged with a serious offence.
(2)
A hearing of the charge before the court must be conducted as a committal proceeding.
(3)
If the charge is changed to a charge of an offence other than a serious offence during the committal proceeding, subsection (1) is subject to divisions 3 and 4.
(4)
If, in the proceeding, the child is also charged with an offence other than a serious offence, the court may treat the charge as a charge of a serious offence for the purpose of this section.
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