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CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION
to be consulted and, according to the child's abilities,
to express his views about significant decisions
affecting that child;
to reasonable privacy and to possession of the child's
personal belongings;
to be free from corporal punishment;
to be informed of the standard of behaviour expected
by the caregivers and of the consequences of not
meeting that standard;
to receive medical and dental care (including
psychological care) when required;
to participate in social and recreational activities
appropriate to the child's abilities and interests;
to receive the religious instruction, and, as far as may
be reasonably practicable, to participate in the religious
activities, of the child's choice;
to be provided with an interpreter if language or
disability is a barrier to consulting with the: child on
decisions affecting the child's custody or care;
to privacy during discussions with a family member
or a legal representative;
to be informed about and to be assisted if the child so
wishes, in contacting the Children's Advocate;
to be informed of the child's rights under this Act and
the procedures available for enforcing those rights.
PART
IV-Children Detained or Brought Before
a
Court
63.
It shall be conclusively presumed that no child under the
Ageof
criminal
age of twelve years can be guilty of an offence.
respon-
sibility
64.-(1)
Where a person, whether charged with an offence or
Deter-
mination
not, is brought before any court otherwise than for the purpose
of giving evidence, and it appears to the court that the person is
a child, the court shall-
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