Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Youth justice - Custody of child or young person following arrest or pending hearing

240: Conditions of bail

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"Rules to follow when you're released on bail"

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If you are a child or young person and you are released on bail, the court can set conditions for your release. The court can say you must stay at home or not do certain things without your parents' or guardians' permission. This is in addition to other conditions the court can set under the Bail Act 2000.

The court has the power to make these conditions because of section 238(1)(b) and section 30 of the Bail Act 2000. You must follow these conditions while you are on bail. The conditions are there to help keep you safe until your court hearing.

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Part 4Youth justice
Custody of child or young person following arrest or pending hearing

240Conditions of bail

Where a child or young person is released on bail pursuant to section 238(1)(b), the court may impose as a condition of that child's or young person's release that the child or young person shall not during a specified period be absent from home or engage in a particular activity without the consent of the parents or guardians or other persons having the care of the child or young person.
The power conferred by subsection (1) is in addition to the powers conferred on a court by section 30 of the Bail Act 2000.

Notes

Section 240(2): replaced, on 1 January 2001, by section 74(2) of the Bail Act 2000 (2000 No 38).
Section 240(2): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 4 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 (2011 No 83).