Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 252C

    (1)     If a police officer arrests a child under the age of criminal responsibility (whether under a warrant or under section 252B), the police officer must—

        (a)     do the minimum necessary to prevent or stop the conduct for which the warrant was issued or the arrest was made; and

        (b)     take the child to—

              (i)     a parent of the child; or

              (ii)     someone else who has daily care responsibility, or long-term care responsibility, for the child; or

              (iii)     if it is not practicable or appropriate to take the child to someone mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii)—another appropriate person or agency.

    (2)     Before deciding whether another person or agency is appropriate, the police officer must consult with the director-general responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008

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