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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

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

35: Police to comply with decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference

You could also call this:

"Police must follow the plans made by a family group conference."

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If a family group conference makes a decision, recommendation, or plan, and everyone agrees to it under section 30, the Police must do what the plan says. The Police must take the necessary actions and steps to make the plan work, unless they think it is impracticable, unreasonable, or clearly inconsistent with the principles set out in sections 4A(1), 5, and 13. You can expect the Police to follow the plan if it involves them, as long as it does not go against these principles.

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

35Police to comply with decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference

  1. Where—

  2. any decision, recommendation, or plan is made or formulated by a family group conference; and
    1. agreement to that decision, recommendation, or plan has been secured under section 30; and
      1. the implementation of that decision, recommendation, or plan involves any action on the part of the Police,—
          1. unless the Police consider that it is impracticable, unreasonable, or clearly inconsistent with the principles set out in sections 4A(1), 5, and 13 to do so, it is the duty of the Police to give effect to that decision, recommendation, or plan by the taking of such action and steps as are necessary and appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case.

        Notes
        • Section 35: amended, on , by section 35 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).
        • Section 35: amended, on , by section 15 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Vulnerable Children) Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 41).