24Right to privacy and support when reporting

24 Right to privacy and support when reporting (1) A person making a report under this Part at a police station or a place approved by the Chief Commissioner of Police— (a) is entitled to make the report out of the hearing of members of the public; and S. 24(1)(b) amended by No. 55/2025 s. 66. (b) is entitled to be accompanied by a support person of his or her own choosing and, in the case of a child, must be accompanied by a parent of the child or, if a parent is not available, an independent person. S. 24(2) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 154.2). (2) A police officer or other person receiving the report may arrange for an interpreter to be present when a person is making a report under this Part. S. 24(3) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 154.2). (3) A police officer receiving the report must not allow an interpreter to be present when a person is making a report under this Part unless the interpreter has signed an undertaking not to disclose any information derived from the report unless required or authorised by or under any Act or law to do so.