Youth Justice Act 2024

to support the early diversion of a child from the criminal justice system; and

to reduce the likelihood of a child having further contact with the criminal justice system; and

to promote community safety; and

to provide a safe, supportive and solution-focussed process which assists a child to—

repair any harm to themselves, any victims of their alleged offending, their families and their community; and

self-reflect; and

restore and strengthen relationships with members of their family and their community; and

to engage parents and persons of significance in a child's life and any organisations or agencies that have responsibility for a child to—

address the underlying causes of the child's conduct; and

support the child's rehabilitation and positive development; and

to give any victim of a child's alleged offending the opportunity to express their experience of the child's conduct and the impact of the child's conduct on them; and

to finalise an early diversion outcome plan for a child.