Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Miscellaneous provisions - Care and protection co-ordinators and youth justice co-ordinators

426: Duties of youth justice co-ordinator

You could also call this:

"What a youth justice co-ordinator has to do to help young people who have done something wrong"

Illustration for Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

When you are a youth justice co-ordinator, you have several jobs. You receive reports as stated in section 18(3). You work with the police to find ways to deal with a child or young person who has allegedly committed a crime without going to court.

You set up family group conferences as outlined in Part 4 and have more meetings if needed. You write down what is decided or planned at these conferences, as stated in Part 4. You tell people the results of the family group conference, following the rules in section 265.

You also do other tasks that are required by this Act or other laws.

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425: Appointment of youth justice co-ordinators, or

"Who can be a youth justice co-ordinator to help young people in New Zealand?"

427: Delegation of functions of care and protection co-ordinator or youth justice co-ordinator to social worker, or

"Some jobs of care and protection or youth justice co-ordinators can be given to social workers."

Part 10Miscellaneous provisions
Care and protection co-ordinators and youth justice co-ordinators

426Duties of youth justice co-ordinator

The duties of a youth justice co-ordinator are as follows:
to receive reports in accordance with section 18(3):
where a child or young person is alleged to have committed an offence, to explore with the relevant enforcement agency the possibility of dealing with the matter by means other than the institution of criminal proceedings:
to convene family group conferences in accordance with Part 4, and, where necessary, to convene further meetings of any such conference:
to record the details of any decision, recommendation, or plan made or formulated by a family group conference pursuant to Part 4:
to notify the results of a family group conference in accordance with section 265:
to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by or under this Act or any other Act.