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Children and Young Persons Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Youth Court

37. Attendance at court of parent or guardian of child or young person charged with offence, etc.

(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