YOUTH COURT ACT 1993 - SECT 24
YOUTH COURT ACT 1993 - SECT 24
24—Persons who may be present in Court
(1) Subject to this
section, no person may be present at any sitting of the Court except—
(a)
officers of the Court;
(ab)
officers or employees of the administrative unit of the Public Service that is
responsible for assisting a Minister in the administration of the
Youth Justice Administration Act 2016 ;
(b)
officers or employees of the administrative unit of the Public Service that
is, under a Minister, responsible for the administration of the Family and
Community Services Act 1972 ;
(c)
parties to the proceedings and their legal representatives;
(d)
witnesses while giving evidence or permitted by the Court to remain in the
Court;
(e) a
guardian of the child or youth to whom the proceedings relate;
(f) if
the proceedings relate to an offence or alleged offence—
(i)
an alleged victim of the offence and a person chosen by
the victim to provide support for the victim;
(ii)
a genuine representative of the news media;
(iii)
if a guardian of the youth who committed, or is alleged
to have committed, the offence is not present—an adult person nominated
by the youth who has had a close association with the youth or has been
counselling, advising or aiding the youth;
(h) any
other persons authorised by the Court to be present.
(1a) For the purposes
of subsection (1)(f)(i) it is irrelevant if the proceedings also relate
to other offences or alleged offences.
(2) The Court may,
however, exclude any of those persons from the Court if the Court considers it
necessary to do so in the interests of the proper administration of justice.