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Magistrates Court (Children's Division) Act 1998
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14 Right to representation
(1) A party to proceedings before the Court may conduct his or her case and examine and cross-examine witnesses by –
(a) himself or herself; or
(b) a legal practitioner; or
(c) another advocate approved by the Court.
(2) A person who is not a legal practitioner is not entitled to have or recover any money or other reward for appearing or acting on behalf of any other person in the Court.
(3) [Section 14 Subsection (3) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] This section has effect subject to the Legal Profession Act 2007 .