sec.43Service of complaint and summons if offender a child

### sec.43 Service of complaint and summons if offender a child A complaint and summons requiring a child to appear before a court to answer a complaint of an offence must be served on the child a reasonable time before the child is required to appear before the court. The complaint is also to be served on— a parent of the child, unless a parent can not be found after reasonable inquiry; and the chief executive. A person serving a complaint and summons on a child must do so— as discreetly as practicable; and not at or in the vicinity of the child’s place of employment or school, unless there is no other place where service may be reasonably effected. Subject to the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , sections 382 (3) and 388 , this section does not apply to a notice to appear. In this section— parent , of a child, includes someone who is apparently a parent of the child. s 43 amd 1996 No. 22 s 17 ; 2002 No. 39 s 11 ; 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84 , 86 ) (sec.43-ssec.1) A complaint and summons requiring a child to appear before a court to answer a complaint of an offence must be served on the child a reasonable time before the child is required to appear before the court. (sec.43-ssec.2) The complaint is also to be served on— a parent of the child, unless a parent can not be found after reasonable inquiry; and the chief executive. (sec.43-ssec.3) A person serving a complaint and summons on a child must do so— as discreetly as practicable; and not at or in the vicinity of the child’s place of employment or school, unless there is no other place where service may be reasonably effected. (sec.43-ssec.4) Subject to the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , sections 382 (3) and 388 , this section does not apply to a notice to appear. (sec.43-ssec.5) In this section— parent , of a child, includes someone who is apparently a parent of the child. - (a) a parent of the child, unless a parent can not be found after reasonable inquiry; and - (b) the chief executive. - (a) as discreetly as practicable; and - (b) not at or in the vicinity of the child’s place of employment or school, unless there is no other place where service may be reasonably effected.