sec.130Right to appear, etc.

### sec.130 Right to appear, etc. The public guardian— is entitled to support a relevant child at, and participate in, conferences or mediations ordered or facilitated by the tribunal and to present the child’s views and wishes at the conference or mediation; and has a right to appear before the tribunal in relation to a child protection matter for a child— to present the child’s views and wishes to the tribunal; and to make submissions, call witnesses and test evidence, including by cross-examining witnesses. If the public guardian intends to attend at a conference or mediation or appear before the tribunal, the public guardian must give written notice of the intention to the principal registrar of the tribunal registry within a reasonable time before the conference, mediation or appearance. However, a failure to give notice as required under subsection (2) does not prevent the public guardian attending at the conference or mediation or appearing before the tribunal. (sec.130-ssec.1) The public guardian— is entitled to support a relevant child at, and participate in, conferences or mediations ordered or facilitated by the tribunal and to present the child’s views and wishes at the conference or mediation; and has a right to appear before the tribunal in relation to a child protection matter for a child— to present the child’s views and wishes to the tribunal; and to make submissions, call witnesses and test evidence, including by cross-examining witnesses. (sec.130-ssec.2) If the public guardian intends to attend at a conference or mediation or appear before the tribunal, the public guardian must give written notice of the intention to the principal registrar of the tribunal registry within a reasonable time before the conference, mediation or appearance. (sec.130-ssec.3) However, a failure to give notice as required under subsection (2) does not prevent the public guardian attending at the conference or mediation or appearing before the tribunal. - (a) is entitled to support a relevant child at, and participate in, conferences or mediations ordered or facilitated by the tribunal and to present the child’s views and wishes at the conference or mediation; and - (b) has a right to appear before the tribunal in relation to a child protection matter for a child— (i) to present the child’s views and wishes to the tribunal; and (ii) to make submissions, call witnesses and test evidence, including by cross-examining witnesses. - (i) to present the child’s views and wishes to the tribunal; and - (ii) to make submissions, call witnesses and test evidence, including by cross-examining witnesses. - (i) to present the child’s views and wishes to the tribunal; and - (ii) to make submissions, call witnesses and test evidence, including by cross-examining witnesses.