Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Youth justice - Rights of children and young persons when questioned, charged with offence, or arrested

219: Explanations not required if child or young person already informed of rights

You could also call this:

"You don't need to be told your rights again if someone already told you recently"

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If you are a child or young person, you have rights when you are questioned, charged with an offence, or arrested. You do not need to be told about your rights again if someone has already explained them to you in the last hour, according to sections like section 215, section 215A, section 216, or section 217. This means you will not get the same explanation twice if it was given to you recently.

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218: Explanations to be given in manner and language appropriate to age and level of understanding of child or young person, or

"Police must explain things to you in a way that's easy for you to understand."

220: Other enactments requiring information or particulars not affected, or

"Other laws still apply when you need to give information to the police or other officials."

Part 4Youth justice
Rights of children and young persons when questioned, charged with offence, or arrested

219Explanations not required if child or young person already informed of rights

Nothing in section 215 or section 215A or section 216 or section 217 requires any explanation to be given to a child or young person if the same explanation has been given to the child or young person not earlier than 1 hour before the later explanation would, apart from this section, be required to be given.

Notes

Section 219: amended, on 8 January 1995, by section 31(3) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).