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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
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99A Legal representative to act as independent legal representative or direct legal representative
(1) A legal representative for a child or young person is to act as a direct legal representative if—
(a) the child or young person is capable of giving proper instructions, and
(b) a guardian ad litem has not been appointed for the child or young person.
(2) A legal representative for a child or young person is to act as an independent legal representative if—
(a) the child or young person is not capable of giving proper instructions, or
(b) a guardian ad litem has been appointed for the child or young person.
Note.
Section 100(4) provides that a legal representative of a child or young person for whom a guardian ad litem has been appointed is to act on the instructions of the guardian ad litem.
ss 99A–99D: Ins 2006 No 95, Sch 3 [7].