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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

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

387: Chief executive empowered to make payments for benefit of children and young persons

You could also call this:

"Chief executive can help kids with money for their needs"

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The chief executive can make payments to help children and young people with their reasonable needs. You might be wondering who the chief executive is - in this case, it refers to the person in charge of Oranga Tamariki. The chief executive can decide when to make these payments to meet the needs of children and young people.

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

387Chief executive empowered to make payments for benefit of children and young persons

  1. The chief executive may, from time to time, make such payments as may be necessary to meet the reasonable needs of any child or young person to whom this section applies.

Notes
  • Section 387 heading: amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).
  • Section 387: amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).