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Prevention of Juvenile Crime Amendment (No.2) Act 2007

The Cook .islands Legislation Supplement 2007

COOK ISLANDS

Prevention of Juvenile Crime Amendment (No 2) Act 2007

ANALYSIS

Title
1. Short Title
2. Constitution of the Committee
3. Remuneration
4. Information in the High Court

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2007, No. 22

An Act to amend the Prevention of Juvenile Crime Act 1968

(15 August 2007

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Cook Islands in Session assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:

1. Short Title - This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Juvenile Crime Amendment (No.2) Act 2007, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Prevention of Juvenile Crime Act 1968 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act").

2. Constitution of the Committee - The principal Act is amended by repealing section 5 and substituting the following new section -

"5. Constitution of the Committee - (1) The Committee shall consist of members comprising -

(a) two members to be appointed by the Minister;

(b) one member to be appointed by the Solicitor-General who shall be the chairperson.

(2) The quorum of the Committee shall be two.

(3) The Solicitor-General shall appoint a deputy Chairperson of the Committee who shall preside over the committee hearings, in the event that the chairperson is unavailable, and shall exercise all the powers and functions of the chairperson."

(4) A member may resign at any time by advising the Secretary in writing.

(5) The term of each appointment shall be two (2) years, but a member may be re-appointed.

3. Remuneration - The principal Act is amended by repealing section 5(A) and substituting the following -

"5A. Remuneration - (1) The Chairperson shall be paid a sum of $100 for every meeting attended by him or her, and the other members of the Committee shall be paid the sum of $75 for every meeting attended by them."

4. Information in the High Court - The principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (3) of section 18, the following -

"(4) Where an information is laid in the High Court, the informant shall forthwith notify the Registrar".

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This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice