74DCourt may order report about young person

74D Court may order report about young person (1) A court hearing a criminal proceeding in relation to or against a child or young person may order the director-general to give the court a report about the child or young person. (2) A director-general given an order must, despite any other ACT law other than the Human Rights Act 2004, give a report.

(3) In giving effect to the order, the director-general may do, or arrange for someone else to do, 1 or more of the following: (a) visit and interview the child or young person; (b) interview a parent of the child or young person; (c) interview a schoolteacher or other person involved with the education or welfare of the child or young person; (d) require the child or young person to submit to being interviewed by a doctor or other named person. (4) Unless a court otherwise orders, a copy of the report must be made available to the parties to the proceeding. (5) The person providing the report may be called as a witness by a party to the proceeding.