Cap. 569 Art. 25Children’s Advocate.

(1) Without prejudice to the functions of the Children’s

Advocate arising from any other law, the Children’s Advocate shall:

(a) provide legal advice and assistance to the child;

(b) establish and present the views of the child before any court of law or any administrative authority;

(c) provide explanations to the child concerning the possible consequences in the case of compliance with his or her views; and

(d) provide the child with all relevant information:

Provided that the Children’s Advocate shall provide to the child the explanations and all the relevant information as mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) only where the child is considered as having sufficient understanding.

(2) The Children’s Advocate shall receive such relevant training as from time to time may be prescribed by regulations made by the Minister responsible for Justice to effectively represent and ascertain the views and wishes of the child.