425Appointment of youth justice co-ordinators

1. The chief executive must appoint a sufficient number of youth justice co-ordinators.

2. Youth justice co-ordinators may—

3. be appointed under the Public Service Act 2020; or
4. be employees of an approved service (as defined in section 423(1A)(b)).

5. A person shall not be appointed to be a youth justice co-ordinator unless that person is, by reason of their personality, training, and experience, suitably qualified to exercise or perform the functions, duties, and powers conferred or imposed on a youth justice co-ordinator by or under this Act.

6. An employee of an approved service—

7. may be appointed as a youth justice co-ordinator for a term of no more than 3 years, but the term may be renewed by the chief executive from time to time; and
8. may have their appointment as a youth justice co-ordinator cancelled (without compensation) by the chief executive on any grounds that the chief executive considers justifies removal from the office; but the removal may only take place after consultation with the person's employer and after a process that accords with the principles of natural justice has been completed; and
9. ceases to be appointed as a youth justice co-ordinator (and no compensation is payable with respect to that loss of office) if the co-ordinator ceases to be an employee of the relevant approved service under which the co-ordinator was originally appointed; and
10. must perform their duties as a youth justice co-ordinator independently of their employer; and
11. in performing those duties, must have regard to any guidance for youth justice co-ordinators that is issued by the chief executive.