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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Provisions relating to iwi social services, cultural social services, child and family support services, and community services - Iwi social services, cultural social services, and child and family support services

400: Assessment of iwi social services, etc

You could also call this:

"Checking how well iwi social services care for kids and families"

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The chief executive can check how well an iwi social service or a child and family support service is working. You might wonder what they are checking for - it is to see how the service is operating, the care being provided to children and young people, and the practices and procedures in place. The chief executive wants to make sure these services are doing a good job.

When the chief executive's delegate checks a service, they will write a report about what they found. The chief executive will get a copy of this report and will also send a copy to the service that was checked.

The chief executive is in charge of making sure these services are working well, so they need to keep an eye on them and make sure they are following the right rules and procedures.

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Part 8Provisions relating to iwi social services, cultural social services, child and family support services, and community services
Iwi social services, cultural social services, and child and family support services

400Assessment of iwi social services, etc

  1. The chief executive may, from time to time, carry out an assessment of an iwi social service or a cultural social service or a child and family support service for the purpose of assessing—

  2. the operation of that social service or support service:
    1. the standards of care being provided for the children and young persons who are in the care or custody or under the guardianship of that social service or support service:
      1. the practices and procedures applying in respect of the social service or support service.

        1. The chief executive’s delegate who carries out an assessment of an iwi social service or a cultural social service or a child and family support service under subsection (1) shall prepare a report on that assessment for the chief executive, and a copy of that report shall be supplied by the chief executive to that social service or support service.

        Notes
        • Section 400: replaced, on , by section 46 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).
        • Section 400(1): amended, on , by section 10 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Advocacy, Workforce, and Age Settings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 98).
        • Section 400(1): amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).
        • Section 400(2): amended, on , by section 10 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Advocacy, Workforce, and Age Settings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 98).
        • Section 400(2): amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).