Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill 2025

An Act to amend the Youth Justice Act 1992 and the Youth Justice Regulation 2016 for particular purposes

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Act 2025.

2Commencement

This Act commences on 30 April 2026.

3Act amended

This part amends the Youth Justice Act 1992.

4Amendment of s 52AA (Court may impose monitoring device condition)

(1)Section 52AA(1)—
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(1)A court may, under section 52A(2), impose on a grant of bail to a child a condition that the child must wear a monitoring device while released on bail (a monitoring device condition) if the court is satisfied, in addition to being satisfied of the matters mentioned in that section, that imposing the monitoring device condition is appropriate having regard to—

(a)the suitability assessment report given to the court under subsection (4); and

(b)any other matter the court considers relevant.

Note—

See the Human Rights Act 2019, sections 19, 22, and 25 to 28.

(1A) However, a court may only impose on a grant of bail to a child a monitoring device condition if the chief executive advises the court that all of the following services are available in the area in which the child lives—

(a)services necessary to support the effective operation of a monitoring device;

(b)services suitable to support the child’s compliance with the condition;

(c)services suitable to support the monitoring of the child.

(2)Section 52AA(3), from ‘having regard’ to ‘subsection (1)(f)’—
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(3)Section 52AA(5)—
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(5)A regulation may prescribe the matters the chief executive must consider in assessing the child’s suitability for a monitoring device condition.

(4)Section 52AA(10)—
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(5)Section 52AA(11), definition prescribed indictable offence—
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5Omission of s 405 (Effectiveness of monitoring device condition after geographical area stops being prescribed or section 52AA expires)

Section 405—
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6Insertion of new pt 11, div 27

Part 11—
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Division 27 Transitional provision for Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Act 2025

443Application of s 52AA

Section 52AA, as amended by the Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Act 2025, applies in relation to a child in connection with a charge of an offence whether the offence was allegedly committed, or the child was charged, or any step in the proceeding was taken, before or after the commencement.

7Regulation amended

This part amends the Youth Justice Regulation 2016.

8Omission of pt 2A (Geographical areas for monitoring device condition)

Part 2A—
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9Omission of sch 1AA (Geographical area for child to live in)

Schedule 1AA—
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