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

402: Convener of iwi social service or cultural social service to have power of decision for purposes of this Act

You could also call this:

"The person in charge of your iwi social service makes decisions about your care."

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When you are in the care of an iwi social service or a cultural social service, the person in charge has the power to make decisions for you. This person is called the convener of the social service. The convener can exercise all the rights and duties that the social service has, on behalf of the social service, as set out in the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989.

The convener's powers include making decisions about your care and wellbeing. They have these powers because of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989.

This means the convener can act on behalf of the social service to make sure you get the care and support you need, as outlined in the Act, which was amended by the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994.

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401: Powers of persons carrying out assessment of iwi social service, etc, or

"What people checking iwi social services can do when visiting to make sure children are safe"

403: Approval of community services, or

"When can the boss of Oranga Tamariki say yes to a community service helping kids and families?"

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

402Convener of iwi social service or cultural social service to have power of decision for purposes of this Act

Where, pursuant to any provision of this Act, a child or young person is placed in the care or custody or under the guardianship of an iwi social service or a cultural social service, the convener of that social service shall have and may exercise or carry out, on behalf of the social service, all rights, powers, and duties in respect of the child or young person that are conferred or imposed on the social service by virtue of this Act.

Notes

Section 402: replaced, on 8 January 1995, by section 46 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).