Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Care and protection of children and young persons - Support orders

96: Power of court to impose additional conditions

You could also call this:

"The court can add extra rules to help keep you safe and supported."

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When a court makes an order for you to get support, it can also add extra conditions. The court can decide if you should not hang out with certain people or groups of people. It can also say you have to go to a certain centre to learn or do activities.

The court can tell you to have medical checks or counselling if it thinks that will help you. It can also decide where you live. If the court says you have to go to a centre, it needs to ask you first if that is okay with you.

The court is trying to help you by adding these conditions to your support order, which is made under section 91 or section 92. This is because the court wants to make sure you are safe and get the help you need, especially if you are in a situation where you need care or protection, as decided under section 68 and section 14(1)(d) or (e). The court's main goal is to support you and keep you safe.

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95: Conditions of support order or interim support order, or

"Rules to keep you safe when you get support from a court"

97: Court may impose conditions in respect of parent, guardian, etc, of child or young person, or

"Court can add rules to help parents or guardians care for a child or young person"

Part 2Care and protection of children and young persons
Support orders

96Power of court to impose additional conditions

The court, in making an order under section 91 or section 92 directing a person or organisation to provide support to a child or young person, may, in its discretion, impose any or all of the following conditions:
in the case of a child or young person who the court is satisfied, on an application made under section 68, is in need of care or protection on the ground specified in section 14(1)(d) or (e),—
1. that the child or young person shall not associate with any specified person or with persons of any specified class:
2. that the child or young person attend and remain at, for such weekday, evening, and weekend hours each week and for such number of months as the court thinks fit, any specified centre that is approved by the department and that conducts educational, recreational, instructional, cultural, or work programmes, or sporting activity, and take part in such activity as may be required by the person in charge of the centre:
3. in the case of a child who the court is satisfied, on an application made under section 68, is in need of care or protection on the ground specified in section 14(1)(e), such other conditions as the court thinks fit to reduce the likelihood of further offending by the child:
that the child or young person shall undergo any specified medical examination and treatment or any specified psychological or psychiatric examination, counselling, and therapy:
such conditions relating to the child's or young person's place of residence as the court thinks fit.

The court shall not impose a condition under subsection (1)(a)(ii) without the consent of the child or young person.

Compare

1974 No 72 s 47(1)(d), (e), (g), (i)
1983 No 129 s 12(1)

Notes

Section 96(1)(a): amended, on 1 July 2019, by section 61(1) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).
Section 96(1)(a)(iii): amended, on 1 July 2019, by section 61(2) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).