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CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 - SECT 74

Right to have support person when reporting in person

    (1)     A person making a report under this chapter in person is entitled to be accompanied by a support person of the person's own choosing.

    (2)     A young person making a report under this chapter in person must be accompanied by—

        (a)     a person with parental responsibility for the young person; or

        (b)     if a person with parental responsibility for the young person is unavailable, or is unacceptable to the young person—someone else (other than a police officer) who can represent the interests of the young person and who is, as far as is practicable in the circumstances, acceptable to the young person.



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