Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Provisions relating to procedure in respect of proceedings under Parts 2 and 3A - Reports

182: Release of child or young person from hospital where detention no longer required

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"When a child or young person in hospital no longer needs to be there, they can be released."

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If you are a child or young person in hospital because of an order made under section 181(1), you can be released or go back to where you live. This can happen even if the time you were supposed to be in hospital has not ended yet. The person in charge of the hospital can decide to let you go if they think you do not need to be assessed anymore or that you do not need to be watched anymore, and they write this down.

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181: Court may order examination to be carried out in hospital, or

"The court can send you to hospital for a mental health check."

183: Review of order made under section 178 or section 181, or

"The court can review and change an order to make sure it's still fair for you."

Part 3Provisions relating to procedure in respect of proceedings under Parts 2 and 3A
Reports

182Release of child or young person from hospital where detention no longer required

Any child or young person who is detained in a hospital pursuant to an order made under section 181(1) may be released, or may be returned to a residence, as the case may require, notwithstanding that the period for which the child or young person was ordered to be detained has not expired, if the superintendent of that hospital certifies in writing that the assessment of the child or young person has been completed or that no further observation of the child or young person is required.

Compare

1974 No 72 s 42A(9)
1977 No 126 s 13

Notes

Section 182 heading: amended, on 31 January 2018, by section 13(1) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act (No 2) 2016 (2016 No 75).
Section 182: amended, on 31 January 2018, by section 13(2) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act (No 2) 2016 (2016 No 75).