An Act to establish a criminal justice process for children accused of committing offences based
on restorative justice and which aims at protecting the rights of children; to provide for the
minimum age of criminal capacity of such children; to institute diversion of cases away from
formal court procedures; to establish assessment of children and an initial inquiry as compulsory
procedures; to extend the sentencing options available in respect of children; to consolidate the
laws on the administration of justice for children; and for connected purposes.
To establish a criminal justice process for children accused of committing offences based
on restorative justice and which aims at protecting the rights of children; to provide for the
minimum age of criminal capacity of such children; to institute diversion of cases away from
formal court procedures; to establish assessment of children and an initial inquiry as compulsory
procedures; to extend the sentencing options available in respect of children; to consolidate the
laws on the administration of justice for children; and for connected purposes.
