36Family group conference to reconvene to review its decisions, recommendations, and plans

1. For the purpose of reviewing a decision, recommendation, or plan made or formulated by a family group conference, the care and protection co-ordinator who convened the conference—

2. must (subject to subsection (1A)) reconvene the conference on or before the review date (if any) specified in the plan; and
3. must reconvene the conference if required to do so, in accordance with subsection (1B), by the chief executive; and
4. must reconvene the conference if required to do so, in accordance with subsection (1B), by an iwi social service, a cultural social service, or a child and family support service, but only if that service—
   1. was the body or organisation that referred the relevant child or young person to a care and protection co-ordinator under section 19; or
   2. is a body or organisation directly involved in the implementation of the decision, recommendation, or plan to be considered; and
5. may reconvene the conference, at any time, at the co-ordinator's own motion or at the request of at least 2 members of the conference that made or formulated the decision, recommendation, or plan under review.

6. Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if—

7. the care and protection co-ordinator, after consulting the chief executive, is of the view that no further action under the plan is required; or
8. before the review date, a court makes any of the following orders in respect of the child or young person to whom the plan relates:
   1. a services order under section 86:
   2. a support order under section 91:
   3. a custody order (other than an interim order) under section 101:
   4. a guardianship order under section 110 that appoints any person as the sole guardian of the child or young person:
   5. a special guardianship order under section 113A.

9. The chief executive, or a service referred to in subsection (1)(c), may require a care and protection co-ordinator to reconvene a family group conference under subsection (1)(b) or (c) only if the chief executive or service is satisfied that there has been a change of circumstances such that the decision, recommendation, or plan no longer adequately addresses the needs of the child or young person to whom it relates.

10. Sections 20 to 35 shall apply, with all necessary modifications, with respect to every family group conference reconvened under this section.