(1) Where a young person is charged before the Court with an indictable offence, other than murder, the Court, if it thinks it expedient so to do, having regard to the character and antecedents of the person charged, the nature of the offence, and all the circumstances of the case, and if when the young person charged with the offence is informed by the Court of his or her right to be tried by a jury, consents to his or her case be dealt with summarily, the Court may deal summarily with the offence and in its discretion, order the person, if convicted of the offence, either to pay a fine not exceeding $500 or to be imprisoned for any term, not exceeding 6 months.