Youth Justice Act 2024

This section applies on and after the commencement day to a person subject to a CYFA youth supervision order if—

the Children's Court is satisfied in accordance with section 393 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, as in force immediately before the commencement day, that the person has failed to observe a condition, or amended condition, of the CYFA youth supervision order (irrespective of when the failure occurred) and the Court determines to vary the order; or

an application has been made under section 421 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, as in force immediately before the commencement day, in respect of the CYFA youth supervision order and the Children's Court determines under section 421(5) of that Act to vary the order.

Despite section 872, the Children's Court must—

substitute an existing special condition attached to the CYFA youth supervision order with one or more conditions specified in subsection (3); or

add a special condition to the CYFA youth supervision order from one or more special conditions specified in subsection (3).

The specified conditions are—

a developmental condition; or

a restrictive condition set out in section 297(a), (b) or (c).

The Children's Court must not vary an existing special condition attached to the CYFA youth supervision order, or substitute or add a special condition specified in subsection (3) to the order, unless—

the Court considers it appropriate to do so, based on its assessment of—

the needs and personal circumstances of the person subject to the order; and

the availability of support services to meet the person's needs; and

the extent of the person's compliance with the conditions of the order; and

the variation or addition is to—

improve the likelihood of the person addressing any factors underlying the person's offending behaviour; and

assist the person's rehabilitation.

Despite section 872, the Children's Court may—

make the CYFA youth supervision order more restrictive by varying an existing special condition attached to it, or by substituting or adding a condition specified in subsection (3) to it, if the Court considers—

that the person's compliance is unsatisfactory; and

that making the order more restrictive would assist the person's compliance with the order; or

make the CYFA youth supervision order less restrictive by varying an existing special condition attached to it, or by substituting or adding a condition specified in subsection (3) to it, if the Court considers—

that the person's compliance is satisfactory; or

that the person's compliance is unsatisfactory but making the order less restrictive would assist the person's compliance with the order.

In this section, varying an existing special condition attached to a CYFA youth supervision order includes—

amending the condition; and

suspending the operation of the condition; and

revoking the condition.