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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Miscellaneous provisions - Miscellaneous provisions relating to proceedings under this Act

437: Notice of proceedings and orders to be given to parents or guardians or other persons having care of child or young person

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"Telling parents or guardians about court cases involving their child"

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When you are involved in a court case about a child or young person under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, you need to tell the child's parents or guardians about it. You must give them a copy of the court papers and explain what is happening. You have to tell them what the court case is about and what might happen. You also have to tell them they can go to the court hearing or have a lawyer go for them.

If the court makes a decision, the court staff will tell the child's parents or guardians about it. They will give them a copy of the decision and explain what it means. They will also tell them if they can appeal the decision.

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Part 10Miscellaneous provisions
Miscellaneous provisions relating to proceedings under this Act

437Notice of proceedings and orders to be given to parents or guardians or other persons having care of child or young person

  1. Where any application is made to, or any proceedings are commenced in, any court under this Act, being an application or proceedings relating to any child or young person, it shall be the duty of the person making the application or commencing the proceedings to give notice of the application or proceedings to a parent or guardian or other person having the care of the child or young person together with a copy of any such application or proceedings.

  2. Every notice given under subsection (1) shall specify—

  3. the nature of the application or proceedings and any orders sought in sufficient detail to enable that parent or guardian or other person to understand both the nature and implications of the application or proceedings; and
    1. the rights or obligations of any parent or guardian or other person to appear at the hearing of the application or proceedings or be represented by a barrister or solicitor.

      1. Where any order is made by a court on any application made or in any proceedings brought under this Act relating to a child or young person, it is the duty of the Registrar of the court by which the order was made to give notice of the making of the order to a parent or guardian or other person having the care of the child or young person, and also give that parent or guardian or other person a copy of the order.

      2. Every notice given under subsection (3) shall specify—

      3. the terms of the order made in sufficient detail to enable the parent or guardian or other person to understand both the nature and implications of it; and
        1. any rights of appeal against the order.