Criminal Code Amendment Act 1918 (1918 - )

From

1918

Categories

Amending Act

Location

Western Australia

The Criminal Code Amendment Act 1918 (Act no. 032 of 1918 (9 Geo. V No. 22)) amended the Criminal Code in a way that allowed allowed the Chlidren's Court to have jurisdiction over young people up to the age of 18 years, rather than 16 years as previously. The child would then be dealt with under the relevant parts of the State Children Act 1907. Amendments also said that a court hearing a case where a person under 18 years was indicted 'may' exclude the public and 'may' prohibit the publication of proceedings. These amendments reflected the changes suggested by the Inquiry of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council into the State Children Act Amendment Bill in 1918.