sec.74Chief executive’s right of audience generally

### sec.74 Chief executive’s right of audience generally This section applies to a proceeding before a court in which a child is charged with an offence. The chief executive is entitled to be heard by the court on matters mentioned in subsection (3) , even though the chief executive is not a party to the proceeding. The matters are— adjournment of the proceeding; and matters relating to the custody or release from custody of the child pending completion of the proceeding; and sentence orders that may be made against the child; and without limiting paragraphs (a) to (c) , matters on which the court considers the chief executive should be heard. However, the chief executive must not be heard on an issue under section 234 . If the chief executive is a party to the proceeding, the chief executive may appear and be represented by an officer of the department. s 74 sub 1996 No. 22 s 23 amd 1998 No. 39 s 28 ; 2002 No. 39 s 24 ; 2014 No. 9 s 7 ; 2016 No. 38 s 11 ; 2016 No. 39 s 17 (sec.74-ssec.1) This section applies to a proceeding before a court in which a child is charged with an offence. (sec.74-ssec.2) The chief executive is entitled to be heard by the court on matters mentioned in subsection (3) , even though the chief executive is not a party to the proceeding. (sec.74-ssec.3) The matters are— adjournment of the proceeding; and matters relating to the custody or release from custody of the child pending completion of the proceeding; and sentence orders that may be made against the child; and without limiting paragraphs (a) to (c) , matters on which the court considers the chief executive should be heard. (sec.74-ssec.4) However, the chief executive must not be heard on an issue under section 234 . (sec.74-ssec.5) If the chief executive is a party to the proceeding, the chief executive may appear and be represented by an officer of the department. - (a) adjournment of the proceeding; and - (b) matters relating to the custody or release from custody of the child pending completion of the proceeding; and - (c) sentence orders that may be made against the child; and - (d) without limiting paragraphs (a) to (c) , matters on which the court considers the chief executive should be heard.