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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Care and protection of children and young persons - Family group conferences

24: Care and protection co-ordinator to ascertain views of persons unable to attend family group conference

You could also call this:

"Getting your views heard if you can't attend a family meeting"

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When you are part of a family group conference, the care and protection co-ordinator has a job to do. They must find out what you think about the matters being discussed if you cannot attend the conference. This might be because you are not allowed to attend, or because you have told the co-ordinator you are unable to attend for some reason. The co-ordinator must look at section 22(1) to see who is excluded from attending the conference. If the co-ordinator finds out what you think, they must make sure your views are shared at the conference.

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Part 2Care and protection of children and young persons
Family group conferences

24Care and protection co-ordinator to ascertain views of persons unable to attend family group conference

  1. Every care and protection co-ordinator who convenes a family group conference under this Part shall take all reasonable steps to ascertain the views of the following persons in relation to the matters to be considered at the conference:

  2. any person who is excluded from attendance at the conference pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (b) of section 22(1):
    1. any person who is entitled to attend the conference but who has notified the care and protection co-ordinator that the person is unable, for any reason, to do so.

      1. Where, in respect of any family group conference, a care and protection co-ordinator ascertains the views of any person pursuant to subsection (1), that co-ordinator shall ensure that those views are made known at that conference.

      Notes
      • Section 24(1)(b): amended, on , by section 137 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).