P-34.1 - Youth Protection Act

Section 131.15 Disposition versions

2022-04-26

131.15. A person responsible for the youth protection services of an Indigenous community or, in the absence of such a person, the person who assumes a role in matters of child and family services within an Indigenous community or the representative designated by such a community may, in the course of a proceeding concerning an Indigenous child belonging to that community, testify or submit observations, including in writing, before the tribunal, and may, for those purposes, be assisted by an advocate.

The observations mentioned in the first paragraph may cover, in particular the culture, history and traditions of the community, the characteristics of the Indigenous child’s living environment and the various services available to the child and his family.

Except in the case of an application under section 47, the director must, as soon as possible, inform the person responsible for the youth protection services of an Indigenous community or, in the absence of such a person, the person who assumes a role in matters of child and family services within an Indigenous community or the designated representative of the Indigenous community, of the date, time and place of the hearing of any application concerning an Indigenous child belonging to that community, of the subject of such an application and of the person’s right to participate in the hearing to the extent provided for in this section.

2022, c. 11, s. 60.