Support Person 1
Support Person 1 : In relation to a victim, means: (a) a spouse of the victim, or de facto partner of the victim (whether the partner and victim are of the same sex or different sexes): (b) a parent or another close relative or a legal guardian of the victim: (c) a Social Worker (as defined in section 2 (1) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989) if (i) the victim is a child or young person who is in the custody or under the guardianship or in the care of the chief executive or another person under that Act; or (ii) the victim is an unmarried child placed under the guardianship of the Court by an order under section 10B (1) (a) of the Guardianship Act 1968, and the Social Worker is appointed the agent of the Court by an order under section 10B (1) (b) or section 10D (1) (c) (ii) of that Act: (d) a welfare guardian of the victim, or manager of the property of the victim, appointed under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988: (e) an attorney appointed by the victim under a power of attorney described in section 95 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 if (i) the matter is one relating to the personal care and welfare of the victim in relation to which the attorney is authorised to act under the power of attorney; and (ii) the occasion for the attorney to act has arisen under section 98 (3) of that Act
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