Youth Justice Act 2024

This section applies to a proceeding commenced under Schedule 3 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 in relation to an infringement offence if—

before the commencement day, a child elected under Division 7 of Part 2 of this Act to have the matter heard and determined in Children's Court; and

the infringement offence relates to conduct allegedly engaged in by the child when the child was 10 or 11 years of age; and

immediately before the commencement day, the proceeding has not been determined.

If this section applies to a proceeding, on the commencement day—

the enforcement agency must discontinue the proceeding; and

the child is, by virtue of this section, taken to be not guilty of the alleged infringement offence; and

the infringement notice must be withdrawn; and

the child is unconditionally released from any obligation to pay the infringement penalty and any related fee.".