74BCourt must ensure children and young people etc

74B Court must ensure children and young people etc understand proceedings In a proceeding under the Children and Young People Act 2008 or another territory law to which a child or young person is a party, the court must endeavour to ensure that the child or young person and any other party present at the hearing of the proceeding— (a) understands the nature and purpose of the proceeding and of any order that the court proposes to make or has made; and (b) if any relevant right of appeal exists—knows of the existence of a right of appeal against the relevant finding or order of the court.

74C Director-general, public advocate and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner etc may appear at proceedings (1) This section applies if there is a hearing in a court of— (a) a proceeding against a child or young person; or (b) an application, proceeding or matter under the Children and Young People Act 2008 or in relation to which that Act applies. (2) Each of the following is entitled to appear and be heard and may call witnesses: (a) the director-general; (b) an authorised person under the Children and Young People Act 2008; (c) the public advocate; (d) a person authorised by the public advocate for this section; (e) if the hearing relates to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person— (i) the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner; or (ii) a person authorised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner for this