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Adoption Act 2009
sec.307MQuestioning of children
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### sec.307M Questioning of children
A child giving evidence or expressing the child’s views in an adoption proceeding must not be cross-examined.
Also, only the following persons may ask questions of a child giving evidence or expressing the child’s views in an adoption proceeding—
the members constituting the tribunal for the proceeding;
the lawyer, if any, representing the child;
the separate representative, if any, for the child.
s 307M ins 2009 No. 48 s 120
(sec.307M-ssec.1) A child giving evidence or expressing the child’s views in an adoption proceeding must not be cross-examined.
(sec.307M-ssec.2) Also, only the following persons may ask questions of a child giving evidence or expressing the child’s views in an adoption proceeding— the members constituting the tribunal for the proceeding; the lawyer, if any, representing the child; the separate representative, if any, for the child.
- (a) the members constituting the tribunal for the proceeding;
- (b) the lawyer, if any, representing the child;
- (c) the separate representative, if any, for the child.