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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Care and protection of children and young persons - Counselling

76: Fees

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"Paying for counselling: when you might need to pay a fee and how it gets paid"

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When you get counselling because of a direction made under section 74, you might need to pay a fee to the counsellor. The fee will be paid from a Crown Bank Account if it is reasonable. The money in this account comes from Parliament.

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Part 2Care and protection of children and young persons
Counselling

76Fees

  1. Any fees charged by any counsellor in respect of any counselling carried out pursuant to any direction made under section 74 shall, to the extent that those fees are reasonable, be paid out of a Crown Bank Account from money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.

Notes
  • Section 76: amended, on , pursuant to section 83(7) of the Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).