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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

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

29: Family group conference may make decisions and recommendations and formulate plans

You could also call this:

"A family group conference helps make decisions to keep a child safe and happy."

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When you are part of a family group conference, you can make decisions and recommendations about the care or protection of a child or young person. You can also make plans to help them. The conference will think about what is best for the child or young person. You will consider the principles outlined in sections 4A(1), 5, and 13 when making these decisions. The person who organised the conference will write down what you decided and the plans you made.

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

29Family group conference may make decisions and recommendations and formulate plans

  1. A family group conference convened under this Part may make such decisions and recommendations and formulate such plans as it considers necessary or desirable in relation to the care or protection or well-being of the child or young person in respect of whom the conference was convened.

  2. In making such decisions and recommendations and formulating such plans, the conference shall have regard to the principles set out in sections 4A(1), 5, and 13.

  3. Every care and protection co-ordinator who convenes a family group conference shall cause to be made a written record of the details of the decisions and recommendations made, and the plans formulated, by that conference pursuant to this section.

Notes
  • Section 29(1): amended, on , by section 32(1) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).
  • Section 29(2): amended, on , by section 32(2) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).