sec.108CPublic guardian’s role at hearing

### sec.108C Public guardian’s role at hearing The public guardian’s role in a proceeding on an application for an order for a child is— to support the child by presenting the child’s views and wishes to the Childrens Court; and to make submissions, call witnesses and test evidence, including by cross-examining witnesses. The public guardian’s role in the proceeding is not diminished even if there is a direct representative or separate representative for the child. The public guardian is not a party to the proceeding. The public guardian’s role in the proceeding ends when the application is decided or withdrawn. s 108C ins 2014 No. 26 s 203 amd 2016 No. 24 s 23 (sec.108C-ssec.1) The public guardian’s role in a proceeding on an application for an order for a child is— to support the child by presenting the child’s views and wishes to the Childrens Court; and to make submissions, call witnesses and test evidence, including by cross-examining witnesses. (sec.108C-ssec.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. (sec.108C-ssec.3) The public guardian is not a party to the proceeding. (sec.108C-ssec.4) The public guardian’s role in the proceeding ends when the application is decided or withdrawn. - (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.