Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A court hearing a criminal proceeding in relation to or against a child or young person may order the chief executive responsible for the Children and Young People Act 2008 to give the court a report about the child or young person.
(2) A chief executive given an order must, despite any other ACT law other than the Human Rights Act 2004 , give a report.
(3) In giving effect to the order, the chief executive may do, or arrange for someone else to do, 1 or more of the following:
(a) visit and interview the child or young person;
(b) interview a parent of the child or young person;
(c) interview a schoolteacher or other person involved with the education or welfare of the child or young person;
(d) require the child or young person to submit to being interviewed by a doctor or other named person.
(4) Unless a court otherwise orders, a copy of the report must be made available to the parties to the proceeding.
(5) The person providing the report may be called as a witness by a party to the proceeding.