Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CRIMINAL PRACTICE RULES 1999 - REG 39

39 Service—minors

(1) Subject to subrule (2) , a person serving a subpoena on a minor must serve it instead on—

(a) the minor’s parent or guardian; or

(b) if there is no parent or guardian, an adult who has the care of the minor or with whom the minor lives.

Editor’s note—

A
"minor" is an individual who is under 18 years†” Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1.

(2) A person serving a subpoena on a minor who is over 16 years may serve it on the minor only if the minor—

(a) does not have a parent or guardian; or

(b) is not apparently in the care of an adult or does not apparently live with an adult.