YOUNG OFFENDERS (RELEASE ON LICENCE) AMENDMENT BILL

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 1, page 2, lines 3 and 4—Delete 'Young Offenders (Release on Licence) Amendment' and substitute 'Statutes Amendment (Young Offenders)'

No. 2. Clause 3, page 2, line 14 [clause 3, inserted paragraph (b)]—Delete 'will, for the purposes of this or any other Act, be taken to be sentenced as an adult' and substitute 'must be dealt with as an adult'

No. 3. New Part, page 3, after line 3—Insert:

Part 3—Amendment of Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988

6—Amendment of section 31A—Application of Division to youths

(1) Section 31A—before subsection (1) insert:

(a1) The following provisions of this Division do not apply in relation to a youth (whether or not the youth is sentenced as an adult or is sentenced to detention to be served in a prison or is otherwise transferred to or ordered to serve a period of detention in a prison):

(a) section 32(5)(ab);

(b) section 32(5)(ba);

(c) section 32(5a);

(d) section 32A.

(2) Section 31A(1)—delete 'This Division does' and substitute:

The remaining provisions of this Division do

No. 4. Long title—After '1993' insert:

and the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988

Consideration in committee of the Legislative Council's amendments.

The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: On behalf of the Attorney-General, I move:

That the Legislative Council's amendments be agreed to.

Ms CHAPMAN: The opposition supports the amendments and welcomes the same.

Motion carried.