Childrens Court Rules 2016
sec.112Copies of report of conference
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sec.112 Copies of report of conference
As soon as practicable after the chairperson files in the court a report of the conference under the Child Protection Act , section 72 (1) , the chairperson must give a copy of the report to— each party to the proceeding; and if a party to the proceeding is legally represented—the party’s lawyer; and each of the following entities that participated in the conference— if a party to the proceeding is a person with impaired capacity for a matter relating to a proceeding and has a guardian for the matter—the guardian; if the child the subject of the child protection proceeding is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—for the child; and the chief executive (child protection). However, despite subrule (1) (a) , the chairperson must not give a copy of the report to the child the subject of the proceeding unless— the child is a participating child; or the court directs the chairperson to give the report to the child. Also, the court may direct that— the chairperson must not give a copy of the report to a party or a party’s lawyer; or the chairperson must give a copy of the report to another person, including— the child the subject of the proceeding who attended the conference, even if the child is not a participating child for the proceeding; or another person who attended the conference with the chairperson’s approval under the Child Protection Act , section 70 (6) . r 112 amd 2018 SL No. 165 s 15 (sec.112-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after the chairperson files in the court a report of the conference under the Child Protection Act , section 72 (1) , the chairperson must give a copy of the report to— each party to the proceeding; and if a party to the proceeding is legally represented—the party’s lawyer; and each of the following entities that participated in the conference— if a party to the proceeding is a person with impaired capacity for a matter relating to a proceeding and has a guardian for the matter—the guardian; if the child the subject of the child protection proceeding is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—for the child; and the chief executive (child protection). (sec.112-ssec.2) However, despite subrule (1) (a) , the chairperson must not give a copy of the report to the child the subject of the proceeding unless— the child is a participating child; or the court directs the chairperson to give the report to the child. (sec.112-ssec.3) Also, the court may direct that— the chairperson must not give a copy of the report to a party or a party’s lawyer; or the chairperson must give a copy of the report to another person, including— the child the subject of the proceeding who attended the conference, even if the child is not a participating child for the proceeding; or another person who attended the conference with the chairperson’s approval under the Child Protection Act , section 70 (6) .
- (a) each party to the proceeding; and