Youth Justice — Canada — Northwest Territories law | Esheria

Youth Justice

This Act sets rules for dealing with people aged 12 to under 18 who are accused of or found to have broken Territorial laws, with a focus on rehabilitation, fair accountability, and extrajudicial measures.

Jurisdiction
Canada — Northwest Territories
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Official source
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Statute overview

About this statute

This Act sets rules for dealing with people aged 12 to under 18 who are accused of or found to have broken Territorial laws, with a focus on rehabilitation, fair accountability, and extrajudicial measures. This part sets out how young persons are handled before and during youth justice proceedings, including police screening, extrajudicial sanctions, right to counsel, temporary detention, and notice to parents. This part sets out how a young person first appears in court, when a parent can be ordered to attend, and the rules for youth sentencing, custody, reports, transfers, and temporary release. This provision covers transfer, registration, review, appeal, publication limits, and offences relating to youth sentences. The provision restricts access to youth records and limits disclosure of identifying information, while allowing specified people to access records during set access periods and letting a court authorize later access in some cases.

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