s 17A
In forceProceedings on charge laid before Magistrates Court
Part 4Court proceedings against a youth
Division 1The charge
17A Proceedings on charge laid before Magistrates Court
(1)
Subject to this section, Part 5 of the
Summary Procedure
Act 1921 applies to the procedure to be followed in relation to a charge of an offence that has, under this Division, been laid against a youth before the Magistrates Court.
(2)
At the conclusion of the committal proceedings, the Magistrates
Court may—
(a)
if of the opinion that the youth poses an appreciable risk to the safety of the community—commit the youth for trial or sentence (as the case requires) to the Supreme Court or the District Court;
(b)
in any other case—commit the youth for trial or sentence (as the case requires) to the Court.
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