Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 4 : Children’s CourtsPart 2 : Court proceedings55. Legal representation of children |
| (1) | Where a child involved in a matter before the children's court is not represented by a legal representative, and the court is of the opinion that it would be in the best interests of the child to have legal representation, the court must refer the matter to Legal Aid South Africa referred to in section 2 of the Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014. |
[Section 55(1) substituted by section 25(1) of Act No. 39 of 2014]
| (2) | The Board must deal with a matter referred to in subsection (1) in accordance with section 3B of that Act, read with the changes required by the context. |