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Status of Children Act 1996
34Court orders for separate representation of child
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34 Court orders for separate representation of child
> > (1) This section applies to proceedings under this Division concerning a child.
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> > (2) If it appears to the Supreme Court that the child ought to be separately represented, the Court may order that the child is to be separately represented, and may also make such orders as it considers necessary to secure that representation.
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> > (3) The Supreme Court may make an order for separate representation—
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> > > (a) on the application of any person, or
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> > > (b) of its own motion.