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CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 627

Criminal procedures, proceedings and sentences

    (1)     A summons issued for a youth offence is withdrawn and ceases to have effect on the commencement day.

    (2)     A warrant issued for a youth offence is revoked and ceases to have effect on the commencement day.

    (3)     A decision of a police officer to grant or refuse to grant bail to a person for a youth offence ceases to have effect and the person is entitled to be at liberty on the commencement day.

    (4)     A decision of a court to grant or refuse to grant bail to a person, or otherwise remand a person, in a criminal proceeding for a youth offence ceases to have effect and the person is entitled to be at liberty on the commencement day.

    (5)     A criminal proceeding against a person for a youth offence is discontinued on the commencement day.

    (6)     A sentence imposed on a person for a youth offence ends on the commencement day.

    (7)     In this section:

"court attendance notice"—see the Magistrates Court Act 1930

, section 41B.

summons includes a court attendance notice.



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