Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 21AV

21AV Affected child entitled to support

(1) An affected child, while he or she is giving evidence in a relevant proceeding, is entitled to have near to him or her a person who may provide the child with support (a
"support person" ).

(2) A person may be the child’s support person only if the person is approved by the court on application by the party proposing to call the child.

(3) The support person must be permitted to be in close proximity to the child, and within the child’s sight, while the child is giving evidence.

(4) An affected child may, with the agreement of the court, waive the entitlement to a support person under subsection (1) .

(5) The court must not agree to the waiver if the court considers the waiver is not in the child’s best interests.