Powers and entitlements of legal representatives and interview friends

In force

(1)

A request or objection that may be made by a suspect or offender under this Act may be made on the suspect’s or offender’s behalf by—

(a)

in any case—the suspect’s or offender’s legal representative, or

(b)

if the suspect or offender is a child or an incapable person—an interview friend of the suspect or offender, or

(c)

if the suspect or offender identifies as an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander—an interview friend of the suspect or offender.

(2)

If—

(a)

a provision of this Act requires a suspect or offender to be informed of a matter, and

(b)

an interview friend or legal representative of the suspect or offender is present when the suspect or offender is to be so informed,

the interview friend or legal representative must also be informed of the matter.

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