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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Youth justice - Prosecution of children and young persons

253: Notification of convening of family group conference

You could also call this:

"Telling people about a family group conference meeting"

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When a family group conference is set up, the person in charge, called a youth justice co-ordinator, must tell everyone who is allowed to attend about the date, time, and place of the conference. They must do their best to make sure everyone knows about it. You will get notice of the conference if the co-ordinator can find you. If the co-ordinator cannot find someone after trying really hard, they do not have to tell that person about the conference. The co-ordinator must give you notice of the conference with enough time for you to get there, so you know what is happening and when. If someone who should have been told about the conference was not told, it does not mean the conference was not valid, unless not telling them would have changed the outcome of the conference.

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253Notification of convening of family group conference

  1. Subject to subsection (2), every youth justice co-ordinator who convenes a family group conference shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that notice of the date on which, and the time and place at which, the conference is to be held is given to every person who is entitled to attend that conference.

  2. No notice is required to be given pursuant to subsection (1) to any person whose whereabouts cannot, after reasonable enquiries, be ascertained.

  3. Every notice required by subsection (1) shall be given a reasonable time before the conference is to be held.

  4. Failure to notify any person in accordance with this section shall not affect the validity of the proceedings of a family group conference unless it is shown that the failure is likely to have materially affected the outcome of that conference.