15Constitution of and attendance at community conference

15 Constitution of and attendance at community conference

(1)  A community conference consists of –

(a) the facilitator; and

(b) the youth; and

(c) those persons who attend the conference in response to the invitation of the facilitator; and

(d) the police officer who required the community conference or a representative of the Commissioner of Police.

(2)  The victim of an offence who attends a community conference is entitled to be accompanied by one or more persons of the victim's choice to provide support and assistance to the victim.

(3)  The youth who attends a community conference is entitled to be accompanied by one person of his or her choice to provide support and assistance to the youth.

(4)  A person may, with the permission of the facilitator, attend a community conference for the purpose of providing expert advice or information on matters relevant to the conference.

(5)  Despite this section, if the facilitator considers that a person attending the community conference is deliberately attempting to disrupt the conference, the facilitator may –

(a) require that person to leave the conference; and

(b) if the person refuses to leave, take such steps as are necessary to remove the person from the conference.