Childrens Court Rules 2016
sec.108Notice of conference
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sec.108 Notice of conference
As soon as practicable after the registrar convenes the conference under the Child Protection Act , section 69 (1) , the registrar must give written notice of the day, time and place for the conference to— each party to the proceeding; and the chief executive (child protection); and if a party to the proceeding is legally represented—the party’s lawyer; and if a child the subject of the proceeding is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—each independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for the child that is to participate in the conference. However, despite subrule (1) (a) , the registrar must not give the written notice to the child the subject of the proceeding unless the child is a participating child. The child the subject of the proceeding must be told about significant events in the proceeding under rule 44 . r 108 amd 2018 SL No. 165 s 14 (sec.108-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after the registrar convenes the conference under the Child Protection Act , section 69 (1) , the registrar must give written notice of the day, time and place for the conference to— each party to the proceeding; and the chief executive (child protection); and if a party to the proceeding is legally represented—the party’s lawyer; and if a child the subject of the proceeding is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—each independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for the child that is to participate in the conference. (sec.108-ssec.2) However, despite subrule (1) (a) , the registrar must not give the written notice to the child the subject of the proceeding unless the child is a participating child. The child the subject of the proceeding must be told about significant events in the proceeding under rule 44 .
- (a) each party to the proceeding; and
- (b) the chief executive (child protection); and
- (c) if a party to the proceeding is legally represented—the party’s lawyer; and
- (d) if a child the subject of the proceeding is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—each independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for the child that is to participate in the conference.