78Power to require attendance of juvenile offenders and witnesses and production of documents

#### 78 Power to require attendance of juvenile offenders and witnesses and production of documents 78 Power to require attendance of juvenile offenders and witnesses and production of documents > > (1) A Children’s Judge may, at any time, by notice in writing given to a juvenile offender who has been released on parole require the offender to attend at a specified time and place for the purposes of this Part. > > > (2) A Children’s Judge may, by notice in writing given to a person, require the person on whom the notice is served— > > > > > (a) to appear before the Children’s Court for the purpose of giving evidence in proceedings under this Part, or > > > > > (b) to produce to the Children’s Court any document (including a document in the custody or under the control of the person and in the possession of or the property of the Crown) that is relevant to any proceedings of the Children’s Court under this Part, > > > > at a time, date and place specified in the instrument. > > > (3) A Children’s Judge may require a person who appears before the Children’s Court to be sworn for the purpose of giving evidence on oath and may administer an oath accordingly. > > > (4) If a document is produced to the Children’s Court, the Court may take possession of the document for any period that it considers necessary for the purposes of the proceedings before it. > > > (5) This section does not require a person to produce to the Children’s Court any document the production of which the Minister certifies in writing— > > > > > (a) may endanger an offender or any other person, or > > > > > (b) may otherwise be contrary to the public interest. > > **s 78:** Ins 2017 No 57, Sch 2 \[3\]. Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.9\[7\].