CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 108C
Public guardian’s role at hearing
CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 108C
Public guardian’s role at hearing
108C Public guardian’s role at hearing
(1) The public guardian’s role in a proceeding on an application for an
order for a child is— (a) to support the child by presenting the child’s
views and wishes to the Childrens Court; and
(b) to make submissions, call
witnesses and test evidence, including by cross-examining witnesses.
(2) The
public guardian’s role in the proceeding is not diminished even if there is
a direct representative or separate representative for the child.
(3) The
public guardian is not a party to the proceeding.
(4) The public guardian’s
role in the proceeding ends when the application is decided or withdrawn.
