Section 52
of Children and Young Persons Act
Section 52
(1)
Without prejudice to section 51, the Juvenile Court may, for the purpose of dealing with a child or young person who has been found guilty of committing an offence (in this section referred to as the offender), convene a family conference in accordance with the prescribed requirements and a family conference so convened may deal with the offender in any one or more of the following ways, by —
(a)
reprimanding the offender;
(b)
administering a formal caution to the offender in the prescribed manner against further committing any offence;
(c)
requiring the offender to pay compensation to the victim of the offence in such manner and of such amount as may be determined by the family conference;
(d)
requiring the offender, in accordance with the prescribed requirements, to perform community service, not exceeding 240
hours in the aggregate, of such nature and at such time and place and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the family conference;
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(e)
requiring the offender to apologise to the victim of the offence in such manner as may be specified by the family conference;
or
(f)
requiring the offender to do such other act as the family conference thinks appropriate in the circumstances.
(2)
In exercising its powers under this section, the family conference shall —
(a)
comply with the prescribed procedure; and
(b)
have regard to any orders made by the Juvenile Court under section 48 for dealing with a person who has been found guilty by that
Court of a comparable offence.
(3)
If the offender fails —
(a)
to attend at the time and place appointed for a family conference; or
(b)
to comply with any requirement of the family conference, the family conference shall report the matter to the Juvenile Court and the
Court shall thereupon make such order as is necessary for the offender to be produced before the Court and thereafter deal with him as it thinks fit in accordance with section 51.
(4)
A person who attends a family conference (not being the offender, the guardian of the offender or any other member of the offender’s family) shall not divulge any personal information obtained at the conference relating to any of those persons.
(5)
Any person who contravenes subsection (4) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
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Additional orders which may be made by Juvenile Court in relation to child or young person found guilty of offence.