(1) A person may apply
to a court to obtain the court’s leave for a child to be examined within
the meaning of section 217(4).
(2) On an application
under subsection (1), in considering whether to give leave for a child to be
examined, a court must have regard to the following matters —
(a)
whether the proposed examination is likely to provide relevant information
that is unlikely to be obtained otherwise;
(b)
whether the person who will conduct the proposed examination is suitably
qualified to conduct the examination;
(c)
whether any distress likely to be caused to the child by the proposed
examination will be outweighed by the value of the information that might be
obtained from the examination;
(d) any
distress already caused to the child by any previous examination associated
with the proceedings or with related proceedings;
(e) any
other matter that the court thinks is relevant.