250Consultation on convening of family group conference

1. Every youth justice co-ordinator shall, before convening a family group conference pursuant to this Part in respect of a child or young person, make all reasonable endeavours to consult with the child's or young person's family, whanau, or family group in relation to—

2. the date on which, and the time and place at which, the conference is to be held; and
3. the persons who should attend the conference; and
4. the procedure to be adopted at the conference,—
and, subject to subsection (2) and to sections 249 and 251, shall, so far as it is practicable and consistent with the principles of this Act, give effect to the wishes of the child's or young person's family, whanau, or family group in relation to those matters.

5. The youth justice co-ordinator shall also make all reasonable endeavours to consult with—

6. any victim of the offence or alleged offence to which the conference relates; and
7. either,—
   1. in the case of a conference required to be convened under section 18(3), the applicant or intended applicant for a care or protection order in relation to the child to whom the conference relates; or
   2. in the case of any other proceedings or proposed proceedings for the offence or alleged offence to which the conference relates, the prosecutor of, or the person intending to commence those proceedings—
in relation to the date on which, and the time and place at which, the conference is to be held, and, in convening the conference, shall take into account, in relation to those matters, the views of the person or persons consulted.