(1) A magistrate may postpone the proceedings of an initial inquiry for a period not exceeding fourteen days for the purposes of —
(a) securing the attendance of a person necessary for the conclusion of the initial inquiry;
(b) obtaining information necessary for the conclusion of the initial inquiry;
(c) establishing the attitude of the victim regarding diversion;
(d) the planning of a diversion option;
(e) finding alternatives to pre-trial residential detention;
(f) assessing the child, where an assessment has not previously been undertaken and it is found that an assessment may not be dispensed with;
(g) noting a confession;
(h) noting an admission;
(i) holding of an identity parade;
(j) securing an attorney-at-law to represent the child;
(k) a detailed assessment of the child under section 34; or
(l) other matters which the magistrate considers necessary.
(2) If the proceedings of an initial inquiry are postponed under subsection (1)(g), (h) or (i), a magistrate shall inform the child of his or her right to have his or her parent or an appropriate adult present during the proceedings.
(3) Subject to section 34, the Director of Public Prosecutions shall set the matter down for trial in the Court, if the initial inquiry is not concluded within the period specified under subsection (1).