New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 1987 - SECT 33C

33C Application of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 to children

(1) Subject to this Act and section 27(4A) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 , the provisions of Parts 3 and 4 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 apply to the Children's Court in the same way as they apply to the Local Court, and so apply as if--

(a) a reference in those provisions to the sentencing of an offender to imprisonment were a reference to the making of a control order, and

(b) a reference in those provisions to a conviction were a reference to a finding of guilt, and

(c) a reference in those provisions to an escape from lawful custody committed by the offender while an inmate of a correctional centre included a reference to an escape from lawful custody committed by the offender while a detainee of a detention centre, and

(d) a reference in those provisions to a good behaviour bond, community correction order or conditional release order were a reference to a good behaviour bond imposed under section 33.

Note : Division 1A of Part 4 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (which provides for standard non-parole periods) does not apply in respect of offences committed by children.