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Section 79, The Child Right Act, 2007
Status not yet checkedThe Child Right Act, 2007, Sierra Leone
(1) A Family Court shall sit either in a different building orroom from that in which sittings of other courts are held, or on different
days from those on which sittings of other courts are held and no
person shall be present at any sitting of a Family Court except -
(a) members and officers of the Family Court;
(b) parties to the case before the Family Court,
their counsel, witnesses and other persons
directly concerned in the case;
(c) the parent or guardian of the child before the
Family Court;
(d) probation and social welfare officers; and
(e) any other person whom the Family Court
authorises to be present.
(2) The chairman of a Family Court shall arrange for its
sitting as often as possible to dispose of cases expeditiously.
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