143GLegal practitioner may be engaged

143G Legal practitioner may be engaged (1) Despite anything to the contrary in the rules made under the Local Court Act 2015, a young parent may engage a legal practitioner to represent the young parent in proceedings under this Part if the young parent is of sufficient maturity and understanding to be able to give instructions in relation to the proceedings. (2) For subsection (1), it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that a young parent has sufficient maturity and understanding to be able to give instructions in relation to proceedings under this Part. (3) Despite subsection (1), a legal practitioner must not represent a young parent in proceedings under this Part unless the practitioner has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain that the young parent is of sufficient maturity and understanding to be able to give instructions in relation to the proceedings.