(d)
(e)
(f)
than by exposing the child to adversarial procedures;
parents or guardians of the child shall be present whenever
possible;
the child shall have a right to legal representation;
the right to appeal shall be explained to the child.
(2) Apart from members and officers of the court, only the following
persons may at the discretion of the court attend any sitting of a family and
children court—
(a) parties to the case before the court, their advocates, witnesses and
other persons directly concerned in the case;
(b) parents or guardians of the child before the court;
(c) a probation and social welfare officer; and
(d) any other person whom the court authorises to be present.
17.
Care or supervision order to be of benefit to child.
A family and children court shall not make a supervision order or a care
order unless it considers that doing so would be beneficial to the child.
18.
Rules of court.
The Rules Committee may make rules prescribing—
(a) the procedure to be followed in a family and children court and,
in particular, as to the recording of evidence and the manner of
arriving at and recording of findings and orders;
(b) the manner in which a family and children court shall be
constituted.
PART V—CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
19.
Supervision orders and care orders.
On the application of a probation and social welfare officer or an authorised
person, a family and children court may make—
(a) a supervision or interim supervision order placing a child under
the supervision of a probation and social welfare officer while
leaving the child in the custody of his or her parents or relatives.
(b) a care order or interim care order, placing a child in the care of
the warden of an approved home or with an approved foster
parent in accordance with the Foster Care Placement Rules in the
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