Section 37
Attendance at court of parent or guardian of child or young person charged with offence, etc.
of Children and Young Persons Act 1993
ActIn forceProvision 37 of 119
Section 37
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), where a child or young person is charged with any offence or is brought before a court under the provisions of this Act or any other Act —
(a)
his or her parent or guardian must, unless the court otherwise orders, attend before the court during all stages of the proceedings; and
(b)
the court may compel the attendance of the parent or guardian as if he or she were required as a witness in the proceedings.
(2)
If it appears to a court to be necessary to do so in the interest of a child or young person, the court may require his or her parent or guardian to withdraw from the court.[31