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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Youth justice - Provisions relating to supervision orders and supervision with activity orders

304: Duty of chief executive to provide supervision

You could also call this:

"The chief executive must look after you if a court puts you under their supervision."

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If you are a young person and a court puts you under the supervision of the chief executive, the chief executive must look after you. The court can make this order under section 283(k) or section 307(1). The chief executive has to provide supervision for you when this happens.

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Part 4Youth justice
Provisions relating to supervision orders and supervision with activity orders

304Duty of chief executive to provide supervision

  1. If a young person is placed under the supervision of the chief executive by an order under section 283(k) or 307(1), the chief executive must provide supervision for that young person.

Notes
  • Section 304: replaced, on , by section 10 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Advocacy, Workforce, and Age Settings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 98).