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THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1987

THE

INTO ALSO TOOK

WHEREBY ORDINANCE RESPONSIBILITY. "THE

AMENDMENT HE POINTED OUT THAT

PROPOSED THE JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACCOUNT THE PROVISION IN SEVEN YEARS WAS ACCEPTED AS THE AGE OF CRIMINAL WORKING GROUP CONSIDERED THAT IT WOULD BE REASONABLE FOR A CHILD SEVEN OR ABOVE, WHO IS OLD ENOUGH TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR

RIGHT TO BE HEARD

PROCEEDINGS CARE ACTIONS, BE GIVEN THE RESPECT OF HIS OWN WELL BEING,"

"THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT

HE ADDED.

IN

AGED HIS OWN IN

ADEQUATELY SUPERVISION

COURT TO INCLUDE IN THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE JUVENILE

OF SUPERVISION ORDERS REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT SUPERVISED PERSONS (ANY CHILD OR JUVENILE WHO IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN HIS FAMILY COULD BE PLACED UNDER THE OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE UNDER A SUPERVISION ORDER).

WILL ENABLE CHILDREN AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL PROMPT MEDICAL TREATMENT WHENEVER NECESSARY. THE OF THE CHILDREN AND JUVENILES TO BE DEALT WITH WOULD BE FORMALLY NOTIFIED OF OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS

THE BEFORE WOULD BE DULY CONSIDERED ORDER.

JUVENILES WELFARE TO RECEIVE PARENT OR GUARDIAN UNDER THIS PROVISION THE COURT HEARING AND BE GIVEN AN BEFORE THE COURT. THEIR VIEWS COURT ISSUED THE SUPERVISION

AMENDMENT "THE PROPOSED

THE CAPACITY JUVENILE WHO HAS HIMSELF, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+

WILL NOT AFFECT THE RIGHTS TO GIVE CONSENT TO THE TREATMENT

OF A

IS EMPOWERED

UNDER THE EXISTING ORDINANCE, THE JUVENILE COURT TO INCLUDE IN SUPERVISION ORDERS SUCH REQUIREMENTS AS TO RESIDENCE OR MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE MENTAL CONDITION OF THE AS IT CONSIDERS NECESSARY. THERE IS NO MENTION IN MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE SUPERVISED PERSON.

SUPERVISED PERSON THE ORDINANCE OF

"THIS

HAS

CAUSED

RECEIVE

SOME DIFFICULTIES,

MEDICAL

TREATMENT

ESPECIALLY

IN

FOR CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE UNCO-OPERATIVE PARENTS REFUSE TO GIVE CONSENT THEIR CHILDREN то

OR EVEN TO UNDERGO MEDICAL EXAMINATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THEY HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES. NECESSARY PARENTAL IT HAS ALSO PROVED TO BE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN THE

WHERE PARENTS TREATMENT IN CIRCUMSTANCES CONSENT FOR MEDICAL

SUCH MENTALLY UNBALANCED OR HANDICAPPED. WITHOUT SUPERVISED CHILD OR JUVENILE MAY BE DEPRIVED OF THE NECESSARY TREATMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"

CONSENT,

ARE THE

MEDICAL

ANY

WELFARE,

ALLOW THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES TO AMEND THE PRESENT PROVISION TO

OF ANY PROBATION OFFICER,

PERSON A CHILD WHO, IN THE OPINION

OR ANY AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY

DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL THE

OF URGENT POLICE OFFICER OF THE RANK OF STATION SERGEANT, IS IN NEED

TAKEN DIRECTLY TO A HOSPITAL MEDICAL ATTENTION OR TREATMENT TO BE INSTEAD OF TO A "PLACE OF REFUGE"

THE PRESENT