Youth Justice Act 2024

Any agreement made by a child in an early diversion group conference must be recorded in an early diversion outcome plan.

The objects of an early diversion outcome plan are to—

assist the child to take responsibility and make amends for the child's actions; and

support the child's positive development; and

reduce the likelihood of the child having contact or further contact with the criminal justice system.

An early diversion outcome plan must—

be in the prescribed form; and

contain any prescribed matters; and

be otherwise written in language and presented in a manner that is reasonably able to be understood by the child, having regard to the child's age, maturity and stage of development.

An agreement recorded in an early diversion outcome plan must be—

fair; and

measurable; and

reasonably able to be carried out by the child, having regard to the child's age, maturity, stage of development and individual circumstances.

An early diversion outcome plan for an Aboriginal child must—

recognise that strong connections with family, kin, community, culture, Country and Elders are the foundations needed for Aboriginal children to thrive; and

be tailored to address the particular needs of Aboriginal children by incorporating Aboriginal culture, knowledge and expertise.