Form of referral by police officer
121 Form of referral by police officer
A referral of a child to an early diversion group conference must be made in writing—
to an approved service provider that is approved to conduct group conferences; and
in the prescribed form.
The referral must contain the following—
the child's name;
the child's date of birth;
the child's residential address;
the name of the referring police officer;
the contact details of the referring police officer;
details of the alleged offence for which the referral is made, including a summary of the allegations being made against the child;
the time and date on which the referral is made;
whether the child has elected to participate in the Aboriginal-led early diversion group conference model;
any other prescribed information.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed form
, prescribed information
). Made under this Act:
- Youth Justice Regulations 2025 · under section 766
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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