Criminal Offences: Youth Criminal Justice Act (2:III): Difference between revisions
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Criminal Offences: Youth Criminal Justice Act (2:III) (view source)
Revision as of 23:44, 13 August 2024
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=== 1. Public Hearings === | === 1. Public Hearings === | ||
Youth Justice Court hearings are open to the public. | Youth Justice Court hearings are open to the public. However, the Court may exclude any person from all or part of the proceedings if it considers their presence to be unnecessary and that (''YCJA'' s 132(1)): | ||
* | *“[A]ny evidence or information presented to the court… would be seriously injurious or seriously prejudicial to” the young person the proceedings are dealing with, or to a child or youth witness or victim (''YCJA'' s 132(1)(a)); or | ||
* | *“[I]t would be in the interest of public morals, the maintenance of order, or the proper administration of justice to exclude any or all members of the public” (''YCJA'' s 132(1)(b)). | ||
=== 2. Publication of a Young Person’s Identity === | === 2. Publication of a Young Person’s Identity === |