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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.99WQuestioning of children
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### sec.99W Questioning of children
A child giving evidence or expressing the child’s views in a proceeding before the tribunal 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 a proceeding—
the constituting members;
the lawyer, if any, representing the child;
the separate representative, if any, for the child.
s 99W ins 2009 No. 24 s 18
(sec.99W-ssec.1) A child giving evidence or expressing the child’s views in a proceeding before the tribunal must not be cross-examined.
(sec.99W-ssec.2) Also, only the following persons may ask questions of a child giving evidence or expressing the child’s views in a proceeding— the constituting members; the lawyer, if any, representing the child; the separate representative, if any, for the child.
- (a) the constituting members;
- (b) the lawyer, if any, representing the child;
- (c) the separate representative, if any, for the child.