sec.72BCourt may direct particular children to give information

sec.72B Court may direct particular children to give information

This rule applies if an acknowledgement of sex proceeding is started by an application made under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 , section 45 or 56 by a child. The court may direct the child to give the court further information, in the way the court considers appropriate, about— the content of the application; or an affidavit filed by or on behalf of the child. In deciding whether to give a direction under subrule (2) , the court must have regard to the following matters— the child’s age; whether the child is legally represented; the nature of the information to be given by the child. s 72B ins 2024 SL No. 76 s 34 (sec.72B-ssec.1) This rule applies if an acknowledgement of sex proceeding is started by an application made under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 , section 45 or 56 by a child. (sec.72B-ssec.2) The court may direct the child to give the court further information, in the way the court considers appropriate, about— the content of the application; or an affidavit filed by or on behalf of the child. (sec.72B-ssec.3) In deciding whether to give a direction under subrule (2) , the court must have regard to the following matters— the child’s age; whether the child is legally represented; the nature of the information to be given by the child.

• (a) the content of the application; or
• (b) an affidavit filed by or on behalf of the child.
• (a) the child’s age;
• (b) whether the child is legally represented;
• (c) the nature of the information to be given by the child.