Victorian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN AND JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (YOUTH JUSTICE REFORM) ACT 2017 (NO. 43 OF 2017) - SECT 1

The main purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Crimes Act 1958 to create an offence of recruiting a child to engage in criminal activity; and

        (b)     to amend the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 in relation to—

              (i)         hearing proceedings in higher courts; and

              (ii)     providing for the same magistrate to hear proceedings; and

              (iii)     aggregate sentences; and

              (iv)     a new sentencing order to be known as a youth control order; and

              (v)     the removal to and from, and detention of, persons at remand centres, youth residential centres and youth justice centres; and

              (vi)     the management of detainees and other persons; and

              (vii)     information sharing in relation to certain persons; and

              (viii)     increase penalties for certain offences; and

              (ix)     the provision of diversion in the Criminal Division and the Koori Court (Criminal Division) of the Children's Court; and

        (c)     to amend the Sentencing Act 1991 , the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 and the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 in relation to serious youth offences; and

        (d)     to amend the Corrections Act 1986 , the Bail Act 1977 and the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 in relation to remand; and

        (e)     to amend the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 , the Crimes Act 1958 and the Summary Offences Act 1966 in relation to offences committed in remand centres, youth residential centres and youth justice centres.