Youth Justice Act 2024

Subject to subsection (2), a pre-sentence report or a supplementary pre-sentence report must be filed in the Children's Court—

if the child is being held in custody, within 7 days after the making of the order; or

otherwise, within 21 days after the making of the order.

If the pre-sentence report was ordered under section 415 to enable diagnosis or assessment of the child's relevant impairment or apparent relevant impairment, the pre-sentence report must be filed in the Children's Court—

if the child is being held in custody, within 21 days after the making of the order; or

otherwise, within 28 days after the making of the order.

The Children's Court may extend a time period specified in subsection (1) or (2).