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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Provisions relating to procedure in respect of proceedings under Parts 2 and 3A - Reports

194: Court may call person making report as witness

You could also call this:

"The court can ask you to answer questions if you make a report."

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If you make a report that is covered by section 193, the court can call you as a witness if they want to. The court gets to decide if they think it is a good idea to call you as a witness. You might be asked to go to court and answer questions about the report you made.

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Part 3Provisions relating to procedure in respect of proceedings under Parts 2 and 3A
Reports

194Court may call person making report as witness

  1. The court may if it thinks fit call as a witness the person making any report to which section 193 applies.

Compare
  • 1974 No 72 s 42(4)