Who is a young person according to the Act?

A young person is someone who is 12 years or older but less than 18 years old. The Act does not apply to children who have not yet had their twelfth birthday and it does not apply once a person has had their eighteenth birthday.

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May 2003 More Youth Criminal Justice Act FAQs:

• Introduction
• Arrest / Police
• Extrajudicial Measures
• Extrajudicial Sanctions
• Youth Court

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