Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

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

409: Powers of person carrying out assessment of community service

You could also call this:

"What happens when someone checks a community service to see if it's working well"

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When someone is checking a community service under section 408, they can do certain things. They can enter the service's premises at a reasonable time and look around. They can talk to the staff or people who use the service. They can also look at documents that relate to the service.

You should know that the person checking the service must tell them beforehand that they are coming to visit. When they arrive, they must show proof of who they are and why they are there.

The person checking the service can bring other people with them, like a doctor, if they need to.

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

409Powers of person carrying out assessment of community service

  1. For the purpose of carrying out an assessment of a community service under section 408, the chief executive’s delegate or an officer of the department authorised by the chief executive may—

  2. at any reasonable time enter any premises that are occupied by the service and inspect any part of those premises:
    1. interview any officer or employee of the service:
      1. communicate with any person to whom the service is providing, or has provided, any service:
        1. examine any documents or records that are held by the service and that relate to the provision by that service of any service to which the approval granted under section 403 relates.
          1. A person intending to enter any premises must give reasonable notice of their intention to do so to the service concerned.

          2. The person must, on entering any premises under this section, and when requested at any subsequent time, produce—

          3. evidence of that person's authority to enter the premises; and
            1. evidence of that person's identity.
              1. The person who is carrying out an assessment under section 408 may at any time be accompanied by such other person or persons (including a medical practitioner) as may be necessary to carry out the assessment.

              Notes
              • Section 409(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 409(1): amended, on , by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).
              • Section 409(2): replaced, on , by section 10 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Advocacy, Workforce, and Age Settings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 98).
              • Section 409(2): amended, on , by section 137 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).
              • Section 409(3): 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 409(4): 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 409(4): amended, on , by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).