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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

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

25: Notification of convening of family group conference

You could also call this:

"Telling people about a family group conference meeting"

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When a family group conference is organised, you need to tell everyone who can attend about the date, time, and place. The person in charge must try their best to inform all the right people. They do not have to tell someone if they cannot find out where that person is, even after asking around.

You should get notice of the conference at a reasonable time before it happens. If someone is not told about the conference, it will not usually affect what happens at the conference. However, if not telling someone might have changed the outcome of the conference, then it could be a problem.

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

25Notification of convening of family group conference

  1. Subject to subsection (2), every care and protection co-ordinator who convenes a family group conference under this Part shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that notice of the date on which, and the time and place at which, the conference is to be held is given to every person who is entitled to attend that conference.

  2. No notice is required to be given pursuant to subsection (1) to any person whose whereabouts cannot, after reasonable enquiries, be ascertained.

  3. Every notice required by subsection (1) shall be given a reasonable time before the conference is to be held.

  4. Failure to notify any person in accordance with this section shall not affect the validity of the proceedings of a family group conference unless it is shown that the failure is likely to have materially affected the outcome of that conference.