Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Youth justice - Prosecution of children and young persons

268: Chief executive to give effect to decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference

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"The chief executive must follow a family group conference's decisions and plans, and help make them happen."

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If a family group conference makes a decision or plan under section 260, the chief executive must think about it. The chief executive will follow the decision or plan unless they think it is impracticable, unreasonable, or clearly inconsistent with the principles set out in sections 5 and 208. They will provide services and resources to make it happen.

If the chief executive thinks a decision or plan is impracticable, unreasonable, or clearly inconsistent with the principles set out in sections 5 and 208, they will tell a youth justice co-ordinator. The co-ordinator may call another family group conference to make a new decision or plan. This new conference will follow the same rules as the first one, as set out in sections 250 to 269.

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Part 4Youth justice
Prosecution of children and young persons

268Chief executive to give effect to decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference

  1. Where—

  2. any decision, recommendation, or plan is made or formulated by a family group conference under section 260; and
    1. the implementation of that decision, recommendation, or plan involves any action on the part of the chief executive,—
      1. the chief executive shall consider that decision, recommendation, or plan, and, unless the chief executive considers that it is impracticable, unreasonable, or clearly inconsistent with the principles set out in sections 5 and 208, shall give effect to that decision, recommendation, or plan by the provision of such services and resources, and the taking of such action and steps, as are necessary and appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case.

      2. Where the chief executive considers that it is impracticable, unreasonable, or clearly inconsistent with the principles set out in sections 5 and 208 to give effect to any decision, recommendation, or plan made or formulated by a family group conference, the chief executive shall notify that fact to a youth justice co-ordinator, who may reconvene the family group conference for the purpose of considering whether to make or formulate any other decision, recommendation, or plan.

      3. Sections 250 to 269 shall apply, with all necessary modifications, with respect to every family group conference reconvened under subsection (2).

      Notes
      • Section 268 heading: amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).
      • Section 268(1): amended, on , by section 34(1) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Vulnerable Children) Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 41).
      • Section 268(1): amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).
      • Section 268(1)(b): amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).
      • Section 268(2): amended, on , by section 34(2) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Vulnerable Children) Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 41).
      • Section 268(2): amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).