48R   Consequences of compliance with final youth conduct orders

(1)  On an application made in accordance with the regulations, the Children’s Court may deal with a child under this section if the Court is satisfied that the child has substantially complied with the terms of a final youth conduct order during the period the order was in effect.

(2)  The Children’s Court may make an order directing that the charge for a relevant offence committed (or alleged to have been committed) by a child be dismissed if:

(a)  the child did not plead guilty to (or had not yet been found guilty of) the relevant offence before the Children’s Court made a final youth conduct order in relation to the offence, or

(b)  the child pleaded guilty to the relevant offence before the Children’s Court made a final youth conduct order in relation to the offence.

(2A)  If the Children’s Court refuses to dismiss a charge for a relevant offence under subsection (2), the Court is to state the reasons for its refusal.

(3)  If a child was found guilty of a relevant offence before the Children’s Court made a final youth conduct order in relation to the offence, the Court may deal with the child for the offence in accordance with Division 4 of Part 3 having regard to the fact that the child has substantially complied with the order.

Note. Section 33 provides for the things that the Children’s Court may do if it finds a child guilty of an offence. That section provides for the imposition of penalties for offences, as well as conferring a power on the Court to direct that charges for offences be dismissed.