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CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION
(b)
any other officer thereof who is alleged to have done or authorized
any action referred to in paragraph
13(l)(a)
or
(b),
an opportunity
to comment in writing on any allegations relating to such action.
(2)
The Children's Advocate may adopt whatever procedure he
considers appropriate to the circumstances of a particular case and, subject to
the provisions of this Act, may obtain information from such persons and in
such manner, and make such enquiries as he thinks fit.
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(3)
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring the children's
Advocate to hold any hearing, and except as provided by subparagraphs
(1)
and
( 5 ) ,
no person shall be entitled as of right to comment on any allegations
or to be heard by the Children's Advocate.
(4)
Regulations made under this Act may prescribe the procedure to
be adopted at any hearing and such procedure may include provision to
ensure that any communication is not disclosed at that hearing.
(5)
If it appears to the Children's Advocate during the course of an
investigation that there are sufficient grounds for making a report or
recommendation that may adversely affect any person, the Children's
Advocate shall give that person an opportunity to be heard and that person
may, if he wishes, be represented at that hearing by an attorney-at.
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other person.
(6)
Where, for the purposes of an investigation, the Children's
Advocate requires a person to attend before him, that person shall be entitled
to be paid, according to the scale laid down in the First Schedule to the
Witnesses' Expenses Act, expenses incurred by him by reason of such
attendance and by way of compensation for the trouble and loss of time
suffered by him.
(7)
After conducting an investigation under this Act, the Children's
Advocate shall inform the principal officer of the relevant authority
concerned of the result of that investigation, and if the Children's Advocate is
of the opinion that-
( a )
the complainant's rights have been infringed by any action taken
by a relevant authority; or
(b)
the complainant's interests have been adversely affected by any
such action,
the Children's Advocate shall inform such officer aforesaid of the reason for
that opinion and may, as he thinks fit, make recommendation's for action to
be taken by the relevant authority within a specified time.
(8)
Where the Children's Advocate has made a recommendation
under sub-paragraph
(7)
and within the time specified or a reasonable time
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