CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 149
CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 149
149 . Presence of child in court
(1) In protection
proceedings the child may be present in court if the child so wishes.
(2) Subsection (1) is
subject to any order made in respect of the child under —
(a) the
Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 section 31; or
(b) the
Evidence Act 1906 section 106K.
(3) The CEO must
ensure that the child —
(a) is
made aware of the child’s right to be present in court under subsection
(1); and
(b) is
provided with any support services that the CEO considers appropriate to
enable the child to participate in the proceedings.