South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts3A—Application of Act to youths
(1) Subject to any
provision of this Act to the contrary, this Act applies in relation to the
sentencing of a youth and the enforcement of a sentence against a youth.
(2) However, in the
event of conflict between a provision of this Act and a provision of the
Young Offenders Act 1993 or the Youth Court Act 1993 , the latter
provision prevails to the extent of that conflict.
(3) In applying a
provision of this Act to a youth who is being or has been dealt with as a
youth (ie, not as an adult)—
(a) a
reference to imprisonment is to be read as a reference to detention;
(b) a
reference to a warrant of commitment is to be read as an order for detention;
(c) a
reference to a prison is to be read as a reference to a training centre;
(d) a
reference to the CEO is to be read as a reference to the chief executive of
the administrative unit of the Public Service that is, under a Minister,
responsible for the administration of the Family and Community Services
Act 1972 ;
(e) a
reference to a community corrections officer is to be read as a reference to a
person authorised (individually or by class) by the Minister for Family and
Community Services to exercise the powers of a community corrections officer
in relation to youths;
(f) a
reference to a bond, or to entering into a bond, is to be read as a reference
to an order under section 26 of the Young Offenders Act 1993 , or to
becoming subject to such an order;
(g) a
reference to a probationer is to be read as a reference to a youth the subject
of such an order.