Parents or guardians to attend counselling with supervisees
34A.—(1) If the Director, on or after the date of commencement of section 19 of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2019, makes a supervision order under section 34(2)(a) against a supervisee who is below 21 years of age, the Director may require the parent or guardian of the supervisee to attend any counselling session (whether or not together with the supervisee) at such place and time as the Director, or any person authorised by the Director, determines.
(2) Any parent or guardian of a supervisee who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirement under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
(3) A court may, in lieu of imposing a fine, order a parent or guardian of a supervisee to attend any counselling session at such place and time as the Director, or any person authorised by the Director, determines.