New Zealand Acts

CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES AMENDMENT ACT 2008 - SECT 7

7 Persons entitled to be present at hearing of application under section 371

1 Section 373(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (k):

ka) persons whom the Judge permits to be present as support persons for any person described in paragraphs (b) to (f) on a request by that person:

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2 Section 373 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1):

1A The Judge must agree to a request under subsection (1)(ka) unless the Judge considers there is a good reason why the named support persons should not be permitted to be present.

3 Section 373(2) is amended by omitting shall and substituting and any support person whom the Judge permitted to be present under subsection (1)(ka) must.

4 Section 373 is amended by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

3 Nothing in this section limits any other power of the Court—

a) to hear the application in private; or

b) to permit a McKenzie friend to be present; or

c) to exclude any person from the Court.