Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)Chapter 11 : Legal Representation83. Child may not waive legal representation in certain circumstances |
| (1) | No child appearing before a child justice court may waive his or her right to legal representation. |
| (2) | If a child referred to in subsection (1) does not wish to have a legal representative or declines to give instructions to an appointed legal representative, the court must enter this on the record of the proceedings and a legal representative must, subject to the provisions of the Legal Aid Manual referred to in section 24(1) of the Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014, be appointed by Legal Aid South Africa to assist the court in the prescribed manner. |
[Subsection (2) amended by section 25(1) of Act No. 39 of 2014]