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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Children and young persons in care of chief executive or other persons or bodies - Reporting of deaths

395A: Victims to be notified of deaths

You could also call this:

"Telling victims when someone who hurt them has died"

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If a child or young person dies, and at the time of their death they were in a special residence because of a court order, you need to know what happens next. The chief executive must try to tell each victim of a crime committed by the child or young person that they have died. This is because the child or young person was either on remand or had a supervision order, and was living in a special residence set up under the law, such as one established under section 364, and the chief executive has to make an effort to notify the victims.

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Part 7Children and young persons in care of chief executive or other persons or bodies
Reporting of deaths

395AVictims to be notified of deaths

  1. This section applies if—

  2. a child or young person dies; and
    1. at the time of their death, the child or young person was—
      1. on remand or the subject of an order under section 283(n) (supervision with residence order); and
        1. residing in a residence established under section 364.

        2. The chief executive must make all reasonable efforts to notify each victim of the offence committed by the child or young person of the death of that child or young person.

        Notes
        • Section 395A: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 36).
        • Section 395A(1)(b): amended, on , by section 137 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).