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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Care and protection of children and young persons - Production of documents relevant to investigation

64: Document produced under section 61 not to be used for any other purpose

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"Documents given to you under section 61 can only be used for a specific purpose and not shared with others."

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If someone gives you a document to look at under section 61, you can only use it for the reasons outlined in this part of the law. You must not use the document or a copy of it for any other purpose. You also cannot show the document or a copy of it to anyone else, except for the purposes of this part of the law, which refers to sections like section 61 and section 63(b). If you do not follow these rules, you can be charged with an offence and fined up to $2,000. You have to be careful with the documents you receive under this law.

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Part 2Care and protection of children and young persons
Production of documents relevant to investigation

64Document produced under section 61 not to be used for any other purpose

  1. A person to whom a document is produced for inspection under section 61—

  2. shall make use of that document, and any copy of that document taken pursuant to section 63(b), only for the purposes of this Part; and
    1. except for the purposes of this Part, shall not disclose that document, or any copy of that document taken pursuant to section 63(b), to any other person.

      1. Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 who contravenes subsection (1).

      Notes
      • Section 64(1): amended, on , by section 10 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Advocacy, Workforce, and Age Settings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 98).
      • Section 64(2): amended, on , by section 4 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 (2011 No 83).