South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts33—Amendment of section 8—Powers of police officer
(1) Section 8(1)—after paragraph (a) insert:
(ab) the officer may require the youth to enter into an undertaking to pay compensation to a person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the offence;
(2) Section 8(1)(c)—delete "or to do anything else that may be appropriate in the circumstances of the case"
(3) Section 8(1)—after paragraph (c) insert:
(d) the officer may require the youth to enter into an undertaking to apologise to a person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the offence;
(e) the officer may require the youth to do anything else that may be appropriate in the circumstances of the case.
(4) Section 8—after subsection (5) insert:
(5a) If a youth enters into an undertaking under this section to apologise to a person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the offence, the apology must be made in the presence of an adult person approved by a police officer.
(5) Section 8(9)—after "this Division" insert:
(other than an offence described in subsection (10))
(6) Section 8—after subsection (9) insert:
(10) If a police officer deals with an offence (as a result of which a person has suffered loss or damage) under this Division, the officer must—
(a) ask the person whether he or she wishes to be informed of the identity of the offender and how the offence has been dealt with; and
(b) if the person indicates that he or she does wish to have that information—give the person that information.