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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Youth justice - Prosecution of children and young persons

259A: Family group conference must consider attendance at parenting education, mentoring, and alcohol or drug rehabilitation programmes

You could also call this:

"Thinking about help programmes for you and your family at a family group conference"

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When you are part of a family group conference, you must think about whether you or your parents should attend certain programmes. You have to consider if you should go to a parenting education programme, a mentoring programme, or an alcohol or drug rehabilitation programme. You also have to think about if your parents or guardians should attend a parenting education programme, as stated in section 208(fa).

You need to look at these options to see what is best for you and your family. The conference will talk about what programmes might be helpful for you. They want to make sure you get the support you need.

The people at the conference want to help you and your family make good choices. They will discuss what programmes are available to help you. This is all part of following the rules set out in the law.

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Part 4Youth justice
Prosecution of children and young persons

259AFamily group conference must consider attendance at parenting education, mentoring, and alcohol or drug rehabilitation programmes

  1. Every family group conference convened under this Part must, in complying with section 208(fa), consider—

  2. whether the young person should be required to attend all or any of the following:
    1. a parenting education programme:
      1. a mentoring programme:
        1. an alcohol or drug rehabilitation programme; and
        2. whether a parent or guardian or other person having the care of the young person should be required to attend a parenting education programme.

          Notes
          • Section 259A: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 2).