4Support person for child or affected person

4 Support person for child or affected person

(1)  [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2020, s. 6, Applied:01 Mar 2021] [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2020, s. 6, Applied:01 Mar 2021] [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 16 of 2006, s. 19, Applied:01 Nov 2006] [Section 4 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 18 of 2024, s. 4, Applied:31 Jan 2025] In giving evidence in any proceeding, a child or an affected person is entitled to have a person approved by the judge near the child or affected person for the purpose of providing the child or affected person with support.

(2)  A judge may only approve a person for the purpose if that person is not, or is not likely to be, a witness in or a party to the proceeding.