Court may order pre-sentence report

Current

Subject to sections 356 and 357, if the appellate court finds a child guilty of an offence, before passing sentence, it may—

(a)

order the Secretary to prepare and file a pre‑sentence report in respect of the child; and

(b)

adjourn the proceeding to enable the report to be prepared.

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