CAREGIVERS

Going to Court.

Information to help you support your young person through the court process.

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It might take years to get to court

What happens at court?

The Court is different from other places you go to. It is a place where people who have broken the law (rules) are taken by the Police.  

The Court decides what will happen to someone who has broken the law. 

Ko e hā ‘a e me‘a ‘e hoko ki ho‘o tokotaha kei si‘í ‘i he ‘ene hoko ko ha tokotaha fakamo‘oni ‘i he fakamaau‘angá?

‘E ‘i fē ho‘o tokotaha kei si‘í? Te ke ‘i fē koe?

Who is in the court?

Hover over or click a number to find out information about their role in court.

Court room layout showing people in the court.

Fakamaaú

Ko e pule ‘o e loki fakamaau‘angá. Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha kau sula, ‘oku nau faitu‘utu‘uni leva pe ‘oku halaia ‘a e tokotaha faka‘iloá.

Failēsisitá

‘Okú ne tokoni ki he fakamaaú pea fakapapau‘i ‘oku muimui‘i ‘a e founga ngāue ‘a e fakamaau‘angá.

Tokotaha fakamo‘oní (ko ho‘o tokotaha kei si‘í, ‘i ha loki ‘e taha)

‘Oku ‘i ai ho‘o tokotaha kei si‘í ke fakamatala ki he tokotaha kotoa ‘a e mo‘oni fekau‘aki mo e me‘a na‘e hokó. ‘E ala ‘i ai foki mo ha kau fakamo‘oni kehe.

Tokotaha Tokoni ‘a e Fakamo‘oní

Ko ha tokotaha eni ‘okú ke ‘ilo ‘a ia te ne tokoni‘i koe lolotonga ‘a e ngāue ko ení. Lolotonga ‘a e mo‘ui ‘a e me‘afaitaá, ‘oku ‘ikai lava ke nau talanoa atu kiate koe.

Kau Sulá

Ko e kau sulá ko ha kakai ‘e toko 12 ‘oku nau faitu‘utu‘uni pe ‘oku halaia ‘a e tokotaha faka‘iloá. Ko ha kau sola kinautolu ‘oku ‘ikai ke nau ‘ilo ‘a e tokotaha faka‘iloá pe ko e kau fakamo‘oní.

Tokotaha Talatalaakí

Ko e loea ‘oku ngāue ma‘á e pule‘angá. ‘Oku nau ‘oatu ‘a e ngaahi fakamo‘oni ‘okú ne fakahaa‘i ‘a e hia na‘e hokó.

Loea Taukapó

Ko e loea ia ‘a e tokotaha faka‘iloá. Te nau ‘oatu ‘a e keisi ‘a e tokotaha faka‘iloá pea ‘eke atu ha ngaahi fehu‘i meía kinautolu.

Ko e Tokotaha Faka‘iloá pe Tokotaha Tukuaki‘í

Ko e tokotaha ‘oku tukuaki‘i ki he hiá.

‘Ōfisa Pilīsoné

Te ne nofo fakataha mo e tokotaha faka‘iloá lolotonga ‘enau ‘i he fakamaau‘angá.

Tokotaha Fakanofonofo ‘o e Fakamaau‘angá

Te ne ‘i he lokí fakataha mo koe lolotonga ‘okú ke tali ‘a e ngaahi fehu‘í ke fakapapau‘i ‘oku lele lelei ‘a e me‘a kotoa.

Tokotaha fale‘i ‘a e fakamaau‘angá ki he kau mamahí

‘Oku nau tokoni‘i koe ke ke mahino‘i ‘a e founga ngāue ‘a e fakamaau‘angá pea tali ha‘o ngaahi fehu‘i.

Vakai ki he lisi kakato 'o hai 'oku 'i he fakamaau'anga.

Your young person won’t be able to see the person who has harmed them, and that person won’t be able to ask them questions.

‘Okú ke loto ke talanoa ki ha tokotaha? ‘Oku ta‘et
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