Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (REPEALED) - SECT 61

The following people are the only people who may be present at the hearing of a proceeding in the Childrens Court:

        (a)     an officer of the court;

        (b)     a party to the proceeding, a lawyer representing the party, or an employee of the lawyer;

        (c)     a parent or other person with parental responsibility for the child or young person who is the subject of the proceeding or anyone else whom the court admits as a representative of the child or young person;

        (d)     the chief executive or a person authorised by the chief executive for this section;

        (e)     the public advocate or a person authorised by the public advocate for this section;

        (f)     a person who has, or a representative of an entity that has, provided a report under chapter 7 (Children and young people in need of care and protection);

        (g)     if the proceeding is a proceeding under chapter 6 (Young offenders)—a person who attends the proceeding to prepare a news report of the proceeding and is authorised to attend for that purpose by his or her employer;

        (h)     anyone else required or permitted to be present by the court or under this Act.