Malaysia legislation
Section 12
Section 12
(a)
either in a different building or room from that in which sittings of Courts other than Courts For Children are held; or
(b)
on different days from those on which sittings of those other Courts are held.
(2)
If a Court For Children sits in the same building as other
Courts, the Court For Children shall have a different entrance and exit from those of the other Courts to enable children to be brought to and from the Court For Children with privacy.
(3)
No person shall be present at any sitting of a Court For
Children except—
(a)
members and officers of the Court;
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(b)
the children who are parties to the case before the Court, their parents, guardians, advocates and witnesses, and other persons directly concerned in that case; and
(c)
such other responsible persons as may be determined by the Court.
Period specified in any order made by Court For Children not to extend beyond the date child attains the age of eighteen years