What the official record says
This Act is the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on , unless it is earlier brought into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council. One or more Orders in Council may be made bringing different provisions into force on different dates before . This Act amends the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989. The purpose of this Part is to amend the principal Act to— enable proceedings to be commenced under the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 against— a child aged 12 or 13 years who is alleged to have committed an offence (other than murder or manslaughter) for which the maximum penalty available is or includes imprisonment for at least 14 years; or a child aged 12 or 1