Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Provisions relating to procedure in Youth Court - Reports

337: Reports may be made orally

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"The judge can decide if some reports are given verbally in court."

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When you are in court, the judge can decide that some reports must be given verbally. This can happen if someone who is allowed to speak in the case does not object to it. The reports that can be given verbally are the ones that are required under section 334 or section 336, except for some special reports.

The judge gets to make this decision, and it is up to them to choose whether the reports are given verbally or in writing. You should know that the reports in question are about certain things that the court needs to know. The court will listen to what is said and use that information to make decisions.

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When you are in court, the judge can decide that some reports must be given verbally. This can happen if someone who is allowed to speak in the case does not object to it. The reports that can be given verbally are the ones that are required under section 334 or section 336, except for some special reports.

The judge makes this decision and chooses whether the reports are given verbally or in writing, and the court will listen to what is said and use that information to make decisions. You are involved in the court process when this happens. The judge's decision is important in the court case.

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Part 5Provisions relating to procedure in Youth Court
Reports

337Reports may be made orally

  1. The court may, unless any person entitled to make representations in the proceedings objects, direct that any report required pursuant to section 334 (other than a report to which subsection (2) of that section applies) or section 336 be made orally to the court.