31EChildren’s Court may set aside requirements for statements

#### 31E Children’s Court may set aside requirements for statements 31E Children’s Court may set aside requirements for statements > > (1) In any committal proceedings, the Children’s Court may dispense with all or any of the following requirements relating to statements or exhibits— > > > > > (a) service of documents on the accused person, > > > > > (b) provision to the accused person of a reasonable opportunity to inspect proposed exhibits, > > > > > (c) specification of the age of the person who made a statement, > > > > > (d) any requirement specified by the regulations under this Division or Part 3A of Chapter 6 of the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209), if the regulations do not prohibit the Court from dispensing with the requirement. > > > (2) A requirement may be dispensed with under this section only on an application by the accused person or with the consent of the accused person. > > > > Note. > > > > Some of these requirements are imposed because of the application of Part 3A of Chapter 6 of the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209) to certain statements. > > **ss 31C–31L:** Ins 2017 No 55, Sch 3.1 \[6\].