28Persons who may accompany child

28 Persons who may accompany child

28 Persons who may accompany child

The following persons, but no other persons, may be present when a caution is given to a child—

(a) the child and the person giving the caution,

(b) a person responsible for the child,

(c) members of the child’s family or extended family,

(d) an adult chosen by the child,

(e) a respected member of the community chosen by the child, if the person arranging the caution is of the opinion that it is appropriate in the circumstances to do so,

(f) an interpreter,

(g) if the child has a communication or cognitive disability, an appropriately skilled person,

(h) if the child is under care, a social worker or other health professional,

(i) if the child is subject to probation or a community service order, the child’s supervising officer,

(j) if the investigating official is not giving the caution, the investigating official,

(k) if the child and (if present) a person of the kind referred to in paragraph (b)–(d) who is an adult consent, one student or probationary police officer for the purpose of training the officer.

s 28: Am 2007 No 73, Sch 4 [13].