It is presumed that a child who is 12 or 13 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 11.
2 It is presumed that a child who is 12 or 13 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 11.
For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), the circumstances are that, at the time of the alleged offending—
the child is under 14 years of age; or
the child is 14 years of age or over and any of the following apply—
the alleged offending does not include the commission of an indictable offence;
the child has not previously been charged with an offence in relation to an act or omission that occurred or allegedly occurred when the child was 14 years of age or over.
A referring police officer may decide to refer a child to an early diversion group conference in respect of more than one alleged offence.
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