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Youth Justice Act 1997
102Court may order attendance of guardian
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102 Court may order attendance of guardian
(1) If in any proceedings under this Part a guardian is not present at the Court and the Court considers it appropriate to do so, the Court may issue a summons requiring the guardian to appear at the proceedings at the time and place specified in the summons.
(2) If a guardian fails to comply with a summons, the Court may issue a warrant for his or her arrest.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the guardian has provided the Court with a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the summons.