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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

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

391: Imposition of charge to meet expenses of providing care for children and young persons

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"Paying for your own care if you're a child or young person with a job"

Illustration for Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

If you are a child or young person who gets money from a job or other sources, the chief executive or a social service may ask you to pay some of it towards your care. The chief executive is in charge of Oranga Tamariki, which is a service that helps children and young people. You will not have to pay more than 25% of your total income.

The people who look after you want to make sure you have everything you need, and that is why they might ask you to pay a bit of your money towards your care. They will make sure you still have enough money for your own needs. The law says you cannot be asked to pay more than a quarter of your income.

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

391Imposition of charge to meet expenses of providing care for children and young persons

  1. Where any child or young person to whom this section applies receives earnings or income, the chief executive or, as the case requires, an iwi social service or a cultural social service or the director of a child and family support service may impose a charge to meet the expenses of providing for the care of that child or young person.

  2. No charge imposed under subsection (1) shall exceed 25% of the net earnings and other income of the child or young person.

Notes
  • Section 391(1): amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).
  • Section 391(1): amended, on , by section 46 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).