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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

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

27: Department to provide administrative services to family group conference

You could also call this:

"The government helps family meetings by doing behind-the-scenes work."

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The department will help a family group conference by giving them the administrative services they need. You can think of administrative services like the behind-the-scenes work that helps things run smoothly. The department will provide these services so the family group conference can do its job properly.

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

27Department to provide administrative services to family group conference

  1. The department shall provide such administrative services as may be necessary to enable a family group conference to discharge its functions.