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Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction - Procedure

81: Appointment of lawyer to represent child or young person

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"The court must give you a lawyer if you're a child or young person in a court case."

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If you are a child or young person and someone makes an application about you under this law, you might not have a lawyer. In this case, the court or the Registrar of the court must appoint a lawyer to represent you as soon as they can after the application is filed. This means you will have a lawyer to help you with your case.

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Part 2Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction
Procedure

81Appointment of lawyer to represent child or young person

  1. If an application to which this subpart applies relates to a child or young person who is not represented by a lawyer, the court or the Registrar of the court must, as soon as practicable after the application has been filed, appoint a lawyer to represent the child or young person.