Section 283 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Orders of the Court

283 Orders of the Court Where a charge against a young person is proved before a Youth Court, the Court may, subject to sections 284 to 290 of this Act, do one or more of the following: (a) Discharge the young person from the proceedings without further order or penalty: (b) Admonish the young person: (c) Order that the young person come before the Court, if called upon within 12 months after the making of the order, so that the Court may take further action under this section: (d) Impose such fine as could have been imposed by a District Court if the young person were an adult and had been convicted of the offence following a summary hearing in a District Court, and exercise any of the powers conferred on a District Court by sections 81 and 83 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 (other than the power to impose a period of imprisonment in default of payment): (e) Order the young person or, in the case of a young person who is under the age of 16 years, any parent or guardian of the young person, to pay a sum towards the cost of the prosecution: (f) Where the Court is satisfied that any person (other than the young person) suffered— (i) Any emotional harm; or (ii) Any loss of or damage to property— through or by means of the offence, order the young person or, in the case of a young person who is under the age of 16 years, any parent or guardian of the young person, to pay to the person who suffered the emotional harm or the loss of or damage to property such sum as it thinks fit by way of reparation: (g) Order the young person or, in the case of a young person who is under the age of 16 years, any parent or guardian of the young person, to make restitution in accordance with section 404 of the Crimes Act 1961 : (h) Make an order for the forfeiture of property to the Crown in any case where the forfeiture of that property would have been obligatory or could have been ordered under any enactment applicable to the offence if the young person were an adult and had been convicted of that offence by a District Court: (i) Make an order under section 293A of this Act: (j) make any order that could have been made by a court other than a Youth Court under section 128 or section 129 of the Sentencing Act 2002 (which relate to confiscation of motor vehicles) if the young person were an adult and had been convicted of the offence in a court other than a Youth Court, and if the Court makes such an order, section 128 or section 129 , as the case may be, and sections 127 , and 130 to 142 of that Act apply accordingly: (k) Make an order placing the young person under the supervision of the chief executive or such person or organisation as may be specified in the order for a period not exceeding 6 months: (l) Make a community work order under section 298 of this Act: (m) Make a supervision with activity order under section 307 of this Act: (n) Make a supervision with residence order under section 311 of this Act: (o) In the case of a young person who is of or over the age of 15 years, enter a conviction and order that the young person be brought before a District Court for sentence or decision, and in any such case the provisions of the Sentencing Act 2002 shall apply accordingly. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 36(1); 1977 No 126 s 10; 1983 No 129 s 8(1) Paragraph (i) was substituted, as from 1 April 1990, by section 35(2) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Act 1990 (1990 No 26). Paragraph (j) was substituted, as from 30 June 2002, by section 186 Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9). See sections 148 to 160 of that Act for the transitional and savings provisions. See clause 2 Sentencing Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/176). Paragraph (k) was amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” . Paragraph (o) was amended, as from 30 June 2002, by section 186 Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9), by substituting “ the Sentencing Act 2002 ” for “ the Criminal Justice Act 1985 ” . See sections 148 to 160 of that Act for the transitional and savings provisions. See clause 2 Sentencing Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/176).