307M
In forceQuestioning of children
Part 14AProceedings before QCAT
Division 4Children in proceedings
307M Questioning of children
(1)
A child giving evidence or expressing the child’s views in an adoption proceeding must not be cross-examined.
(2)
Also, only the following persons may ask questions of a child giving evidence or expressing the child’s views in an adoption proceeding—
(a)
the members constituting the tribunal for the proceeding;
(b)
the lawyer, if any, representing the child;
(c)
the separate representative, if any, for the child.
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