45Preparation for conferences

#### 45 Preparation for conferences 45 Preparation for conferences > > (1) The conference convenor must determine— > > > > > (a) the date, time and place of the conference, and > > > > > (b) the persons who should be invited to attend. > > > (2) A conference convenor must, if practicable, before determining the matters referred to in subsection (1)— > > > > > (a) consult with the relevant conference administrator, the person or court that made the referral, the child who is the subject of the conference, a person responsible for the child and any victim, and > > > > > (b) advise any victim of the victim’s right to attend and to be accompanied by a support person or persons or to be represented by a person chosen by the victim, and > > > > > (c) take into account the specific needs of the child and of any victim. > > > (3) Before a conference is held, the conference convenor or conference administrator must give a written notice containing the following information to the child who is the subject of the conference— > > > > > (a) the offence or offences in respect of which the conference is to be held, > > > > > (b) the child’s right to have a person responsible for the child, or an adult chosen by the child, present at the conference, > > > > > (c) the date, time and place of the conference, > > > > > (d) the name of the conference convenor, > > > > > (e) any requirements to be met by the child, > > > > > (f) the consequences of failure to attend the conference, > > > > > (g) the right of the child to obtain legal advice and where that advice may be obtained, > > > > > (h) the right of the child to elect that the matter be dealt with by a court if the child does not wish to proceed with the conference. > > > (4) Before a conference is held, the conference convenor must take all reasonable steps to notify any other persons who are entitled to attend, or who the convenor determines are to be invited to attend, of the date, time and place of the conference. > > > (5) Before a conference is held, the conference convenor must take all reasonable steps to provide persons who are to attend the conference with information available to the convenor that, in the convenor’s opinion, will be needed to reach a decision about the matter. > > > (6) Before a conference is held, a conference convenor must ascertain, if practicable, the views about the matter of any persons who have been invited to attend but have advised that they will not be attending. > > **s 45:** Am 1998 No 51, Sch 1 \[3\]; 2007 No 73, Sch 4 \[19\].