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Youth Justice Act 2005
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63 Responsible adults to attend court
(1) A responsible adult in respect of a youth must attend the Court and
remain in attendance during proceedings against the youth for an
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the Court is satisfied that it would
be unreasonable to require that attendance.
(3) If a responsible adult fails without reasonable excuse to attend the
Court, or remain in attendance during the proceedings, the Court
may direct that a warrant or summons be issued to bring the
responsible adult before the Court at that or a further hearing.
(4) The Court may:
(a) adjourn the proceedings to allow for the responsible adult to
be present; and
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(b) continue the hearing after the adjournment despite that the
responsible adult is not present.