7Attendance of parents and other persons at proceedings

#### 7 Attendance of parents and other persons at proceedings 7 Attendance of parents and other persons at proceedings > > (1) A court exercising criminal jurisdiction in relation to a child may require the attendance, at the place at which the proceedings are being or are to be conducted, of— > > > > > (a) one or more of the child’s parents, or > > > > > (b) if the child is in statutory out-of-home care under which the Minister has parental responsibility for the child— > > > > > > > (i) the Minister, or > > > > > > > (ii) a representative of the Minister, including an officer or employee of a designated agency, or > > > > > (c) if the child is in statutory out-of-home care under which the Secretary has parental responsibility for the child— > > > > > > > (i) the Secretary, or > > > > > > > (ii) a representative of the Secretary, including an officer or employee of a designated agency. > > > (2) For subsection (1)(a), the court may specify which parent or parents are to attend. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > designated agency has the same meaning as in the [Children’s Guardian Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2019-025). > > **s 7:** Subst 2022 No 67, Sch 2.2.