The Termination of Pregnancy Act says children from 12 who have the mental capacity and maturity to understand the benefits, risks, social and other implications of medical treatment, may consent without consent from parents or guardians.
“There is no law that says: 'For the Johnson & Johnson [or] Pfizer vaccine, you don't require the consent of your parents.' The high court is the upper guardian of all children, not the minister of health.” “A lot young people are asymptomatic and do pass the virus along. Imagine the heavy burden on a child who brings death to their family. Recently there was a case where a schoolchild brought the virus home and both his parents died. The psychological burden on the child for causing the death of a loved one —He added that the more bodies the virus passed through, the more chance of mutations which could be more lethal.
That lawyer doesn't know what he's talking about. He's even quoting irrelevant legislation & some wrong sections of the Children’s Act. Aaai
But you have stupid parents out there who would want to impose their religious/spiritual/cultural beliefs on the kids at the expense of the children's health. Hence the protection in the law