sec.27Right to privacy and support when reporting

### sec.27 Right to privacy and support when reporting A person making a report under this part at a police station or a place approved by the police commissioner— is entitled to make the report out of the hearing of members of the public; and is entitled to be accompanied by a support person of the person’s own choosing. Subsection (3) applies if a police officer or other person receiving the report is aware the person making the report— has special needs; and because of the special needs, needs to be accompanied by an adult support person when making the report. If it is not practicable for the person to be accompanied by an adult support person of the person’s own choice, the police officer or person receiving the report must arrange, if practicable, for an adult support person to be present when the person is making the report. A police officer or other person receiving the report may arrange for an interpreter to be present when a person is making a report under this part. A police officer or other person receiving a report under this part must not allow a support person or interpreter to be present when a person is making the report unless the support person or interpreter has signed an undertaking not to disclose any information derived from the report unless required or authorised by or under any Act or law to do so. In this section— special needs , of a person, means the person’s needs by taking into account— the person’s age, gender or cultural background; and any disability the person has. s 27 amd 2011 No. 10 s 12 ; 2024 No. 24 s 4 (sec.27-ssec.1) A person making a report under this part at a police station or a place approved by the police commissioner— is entitled to make the report out of the hearing of members of the public; and is entitled to be accompanied by a support person of the person’s own choosing. (sec.27-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if a police officer or other person receiving the report is aware the person making the report— has special needs; and because of the special needs, needs to be accompanied by an adult support person when making the report. (sec.27-ssec.3) If it is not practicable for the person to be accompanied by an adult support person of the person’s own choice, the police officer or person receiving the report must arrange, if practicable, for an adult support person to be present when the person is making the report. (sec.27-ssec.4) A police officer or other person receiving the report may arrange for an interpreter to be present when a person is making a report under this part. (sec.27-ssec.5) A police officer or other person receiving a report under this part must not allow a support person or interpreter to be present when a person is making the report unless the support person or interpreter has signed an undertaking not to disclose any information derived from the report unless required or authorised by or under any Act or law to do so. (sec.27-ssec.6) In this section— special needs , of a person, means the person’s needs by taking into account— the person’s age, gender or cultural background; and any disability the person has. - (a) is entitled to make the report out of the hearing of members of the public; and - (b) is entitled to be accompanied by a support person of the person’s own choosing. - (a) has special needs; and - (b) because of the special needs, needs to be accompanied by an adult support person when making the report. - (a) the person’s age, gender or cultural background; and - (b) any disability the person has.