Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

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

189: Adjournment for purposes of obtaining report

You could also call this:

"The court can pause a case for a short time to get important information."

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If you need a report for a court case, the court can delay the case for a short time. This delay is so the report can be prepared, and it should be as short as possible. The delay can be up to 28 days, but the court can make it longer if needed.

When the court delays a case to get a report, the person making the report must try to file it with the court at least 2 working days before the case starts again. This report is usually made because of section 178, section 181, section 186, or section 187. The court can set conditions for the delay.

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Crime and justice > Courts and legal help

188: Privilege for reports, or

"Protection for people who give honest reports to the court"

190: Reports may be made orally, or

"The judge can let someone give a report out loud in court."

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

189Adjournment for purposes of obtaining report

Any adjournments for the purposes of obtaining a report pursuant to section 178 or section 181 or section 186 or section 187—
shall be for the minimum period necessary to enable the report to be prepared; and
shall in no case exceed a total of more than 28 days unless the court in any special case otherwise determines; but
may otherwise be on such conditions as the court thinks fit.

Where any proceedings are adjourned for the purposes of obtaining any report pursuant to section 178 or section 181 or section 186 or section 187, the person responsible for preparing that report shall make all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the report is filed with the court at least 2 working days before the date set for the hearing of those proceedings to resume.

Compare

1974 No 72 s 42A(2)
1977 No 126 s 13