If you are a child or young person and you are taken to a hospital after being arrested, you can talk to a barrister or solicitor. You can also talk to a barrister or solicitor if you are arrested while you are already at a hospital, or if you are at a hospital and a police officer wants to ask you questions about something you might have done wrong. You are allowed to talk to the barrister or solicitor in private, at the hospital, as stated in the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, but there are some exceptions, which are outlined in sections 233 and 244.

This rule does not change what is said in section 13G(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978. You have the right to talk to a barrister or solicitor in these situations. This is an important part of the law that is meant to protect you.