With the arrival of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, the time limit for the filing of a charge against a child for a summary offence will fall from twelve months to six.The relevant provision can be found at s 376 of the Criminal Procedure Act. This section inserts a new Part 5.1A into the Children, …
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With the arrival of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, the time limit for the filing of a charge against a child for a summary offence will fall from twelve months to six.The relevant provision can be found at s 376 of the Criminal Procedure Act. This section inserts a new Part 5.1A into the Children, …
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The value of a penalty unit increases today, 1 July 2009.The value of a penalty unit for the coming financial year will be $116.82. This was published in Victoria Government Gazette S132 on 15 May 2009.The value of a fee unit will also increase, to $11.69.