Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Children and young persons in care of chief executive or other persons or bodies - Secure care

368: Grounds for placement in secure care

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"When you can be put in a safe place to stop you from hurting yourself or others, or from running away."

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You can be placed in secure care if it is necessary to stop you from running away from a residence. This can happen if two conditions apply to you, such as you have run away before, you might run away again, or your well-being would be harmed if you ran away. You can also be placed in secure care if it is necessary to stop you from behaving in a way that could cause physical harm to yourself or others. The people in charge consider your past behaviour and how you might act in the future when deciding whether to place you in secure care, as stated in section 41 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994.

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Part 7Children and young persons in care of chief executive or other persons or bodies
Secure care

368Grounds for placement in secure care

  1. A child or young person may be placed in secure care in a residence if, and only if, such placement is necessary—

  2. to prevent the child or young person absconding from the residence where any 2 of the conditions specified in subsection (2) apply; or
    1. to prevent the child or young person from behaving in a manner likely to cause physical harm to that child or young person or to any other person.
      1. The conditions referred to in subsection (1)(a) are—

      2. the child or young person has, on 1 or more occasions within the preceding 6 months, absconded from a residence or from Police custody:
        1. there is a real likelihood that the child or young person will abscond from the residence:
          1. the physical, mental, or emotional well-being of the child or young person is likely to be harmed if the child or young person absconds from the residence.
            Notes
            • Section 368: replaced, on , by section 41 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).