289Procedure for proceedings where children jointly charged

289 Procedure for proceedings where children jointly charged with adults (1) If section 288 (1) (e) applies, a magistrate may, considering the nature of the alleged offence and the time and expense involved in carrying out hearings for the offence separately, order that the hearing for the offence against the child and the adult be heard together. Note Section 288 (1) (e) applies if a child and an adult are jointly charged with an offence. (2) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of the Court Procedures Act 2004, part 7A (Procedural provisions—proceedings involving children or young people) in relation to the child. (3) To remove any doubt, the Court Procedures Act 2004, part 7A (Procedural provisions—proceedings involving children or young people) applies to a proceeding against a child even if the proceeding arises out of an offence for which the child and an adult were jointly charged.