(1) A child, other than a child who is an applicant for a family violence intervention order or a respondent, must not give evidence for the purposes of a proceeding under this Act or a litigation restraint order proceeding unless the court grants leave for the child to do so. In deciding (2) whether to grant leave under subsection (1) the court must have regard to the following— desirability of protecting children from unnecessary exposure to the system; and harm that could occur to the child and to family relationships if the child gives evidence. S. 67(3) inserted by No. 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 22.3). (3) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in the Evidence Act 2008. S. 67A inserted by No. 53/2010 s. 202. 67A Court may issue warrant to arrest for witness who fails to appear Section 194 of the Evidence Act 2008 applies to a proceeding for a family violence intervention order as if the reference in that section to a civil or criminal proceeding were a reference to a proceeding for a family violence intervention order. Note Section 194 of the Evidence Act 2008 provides that the court may issue a warrant to arrest a witness who fails to appear at a hearing
(1) A child, other than a child who is an applicant for a family violence intervention order or a respondent, must not give evidence for the purposes of a proceeding under this Act or a litigation restraint order proceeding unless the court grants leave for the child to do so. (2) In deciding whether to grant leave under subsection (1) the court must have regard to the following— desirability of protecting children from unnecessary exposure to the system; and harm that could occur to the child and to family relationships if the child gives evidence. S. 67(3) inserted by No. 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 22.3). (3) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in the Evidence Act 2008. S. 67A inserted by No. 53/2010 s. 202. 67A Court may issue warrant to arrest for witness who fails to appear Section 194 of the Evidence Act 2008 applies to a proceeding for a family violence intervention order as if the reference in that section to a civil or criminal proceeding were a reference to a proceeding for a family violence intervention order. Note Section 194 of the Evidence Act 2008 provides that the court may issue a warrant to arrest a witness who fails to appear at a hearing
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