After court

Bail and being remanded in custody

If you’ve been charged with an offence and the matter is not finalised for some reason, you’ll have to come back to court another day. In the meantime, you’ll usually be remanded on bail or remanded in custody until that day. Most young people are granted bail.

If you’ve been charged with a serious offence(s), have been on bail in the past and committed further offences, or previously failed to show up at court, you may be remanded into custody at a youth detention centre until the next court date.

It’s important you comply with any bail conditions. If you don’t, you might:

• have a warrant issued for your arrest
• have your bail revoked (cancelled)
• be remanded into custody (youth detention centre) until the next court date.

What happens after court?

A youth justice case worker (government officer) will talk to you and explain what happens next.

Depending on what the court has decided, you may need to sign some paperwork before leaving the building and/or make an appointment to go to the youth justice service centre closest to where you live.

Will I have a criminal record?

If you’re found guilty of the offence(s), and a sentence order is made, it will form part of your criminal history and will be brought up in any future Childrens Court proceedings.

The magistrate has a choice whether to record a conviction at sentencing. If they choose not to record a conviction you won’t generally have to tell someone, such as an employer, that you have been to court.

When you are an adult, the conviction will not form part of your adult criminal history but it will come up through more detailed history checks if, for example, you want to work with children or join the army.

Need more information?

If you have any other questions, you can contact the staff at Court Services.

Court Services

Postal address:

Court Services
30–40 Quay St
Brisbane Qld 4001

Phone:

(07) 3235 9704

Fax:

(07) 3235 9699