Meaning of child
4 Meaning of child
In this Act, child means a person who is under 18 years of age.
Additionally, in this Act, child includes, in the case of a person who commits an offence or is alleged to have committed an offence, a person who—
was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission or alleged commission of the offence; and
is not excluded by subsection (3).
Note
This includes a young offender within the meaning of the Sentencing Act 1991 who is under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of an offence.
A person is excluded if the person is 19 years of age or over at the time of the commencement of the proceeding for the offence or alleged offence.
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