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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Care and protection of children and young persons - Information sharing

66F: Definitions

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When you read sections 66G to 66J, some words have special meanings. An authorised child welfare and protection agency is an agency that the Code of information sharing allows to make decisions or take actions under those sections. An authorised independent person is someone the Code of information sharing allows to make decisions or take actions under those sections.

Information relevant to the safety or well-being of a child or young person includes details about their family members. It also includes information about people in a family relationship with the child, which is defined in section 12 of the Family Violence Act 2018. This type of information also covers people who are likely to live with the child.

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66FDefinitions

  1. In sections 66G to 66J,—

    authorised child welfare and protection agency, in relation to any of those provisions, means a child welfare and protection agency or a class of child welfare and protection agencies, authorised by the Code of information sharing to exercise powers or perform functions under the particular provision

      authorised independent person means, in relation to any of those provisions, an independent person or a class of independent persons, authorised by the Code of information sharing to exercise powers or perform functions under the particular provision

        information relevant to the safety or well-being of a child or young person includes information about—

        1. a member of the family of that child or young person; or
          1. any other person in a family relationship (within the meaning of section 12 of the Family Violence Act 2018) with that child or young person; or
            1. any person who is likely to reside with the child or young person.

            Notes
            • Section 66F: inserted, on , by section 41 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).
            • Section 66F information relevant to the safety or well-being of a child or young person paragraph (b): amended, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).