CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 715 Child or young person as witness
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 715
Child or young person as witness(1) A child or young person may be called as a witness in a proceeding under the care and protection chapters only with the leave of the court.
(2) If the court gives leave for a child or young person to be called as a witness, the court may prohibit cross-examination of the child or young person if satisfied that it is in the best interests of the child or young person to do so.