sec.3Convenor to inform child about obtaining legal advice

sec.3 Convenor to inform child about obtaining legal advice

This section applies to a convenor of a conference. To ensure a child has reasonable information about how to obtain legal advice for section 35 (4) (b) of the Act , the convenor must give the child— details of at least 1 entity, other than an entity mentioned in paragraph (b) , that provides free legal services to children; and Legal Aid Queensland for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—details of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander legal service that represents the area in which the conference is being held. Subsection (2) does not limit the information about obtaining legal advice the convenor may give to the child. (sec.3-ssec.1) This section applies to a convenor of a conference. (sec.3-ssec.2) To ensure a child has reasonable information about how to obtain legal advice for section 35 (4) (b) of the Act , the convenor must give the child— details of at least 1 entity, other than an entity mentioned in paragraph (b) , that provides free legal services to children; and Legal Aid Queensland for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—details of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander legal service that represents the area in which the conference is being held. (sec.3-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit the information about obtaining legal advice the convenor may give to the child.

• (a) details of at least 1 entity, other than an entity mentioned in paragraph (b) , that provides free legal services to children; and Example— Legal Aid Queensland
• (b) for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child—details of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander legal service that represents the area in which the conference is being held.