sec.99VChildren giving evidence or expressing views to tribunal

### sec.99V Children giving evidence or expressing views to tribunal This section applies if a child is giving evidence or expressing the child’s views to the tribunal. Only the following persons may be present while the child gives evidence or expresses the child’s views— the constituting members; the lawyer, if any, representing the child; the separate representative, if any, for the child; the child’s support person if the child has a support person and agrees to that person’s presence; the public guardian. Despite subsection (2) , the child may elect to give evidence or express the child’s views in the presence of the parties and their representatives if the child— is 12 years or more; and is represented by a lawyer or a separate representative. s 99V ins 2009 No. 24 s 18 amd 2016 No. 24 s 20 (sec.99V-ssec.1) This section applies if a child is giving evidence or expressing the child’s views to the tribunal. (sec.99V-ssec.2) Only the following persons may be present while the child gives evidence or expresses the child’s views— the constituting members; the lawyer, if any, representing the child; the separate representative, if any, for the child; the child’s support person if the child has a support person and agrees to that person’s presence; the public guardian. (sec.99V-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) , the child may elect to give evidence or express the child’s views in the presence of the parties and their representatives if the child— is 12 years or more; and is represented by a lawyer or a separate representative. - (a) the constituting members; - (b) the lawyer, if any, representing the child; - (c) the separate representative, if any, for the child; - (d) the child’s support person if the child has a support person and agrees to that person’s presence; - (e) the public guardian. - (a) is 12 years or more; and - (b) is represented by a lawyer or a separate representative.