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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Children and young persons in care of chief executive or other persons or bodies - Moving to independence

386AAE: Providing support to young persons to negotiate support arrangements and monitoring of support arrangements

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"Helping young people make and check plans for living with a caregiver"

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If you are a young person who will live with a caregiver, the chief executive must help you negotiate the terms of your living arrangement. You will agree on the terms and they must be written down in a support arrangement. The support arrangement must follow certain principles and standards, and the chief executive must approve it.

The chief executive must make sure the support arrangement is consistent with the purposes outlined in section 386AAB and gives effect to the principles in section 386AAC. The chief executive will check that your support arrangement meets certain standards. These standards are set out in regulations made under section 447(1)(cb).

The chief executive is responsible for monitoring your support arrangement to ensure it meets the required standards. They will check how well the arrangement is working for you. This monitoring is an important part of making sure you receive the support you need.

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Part 7Children and young persons in care of chief executive or other persons or bodies
Moving to independence

386AAEProviding support to young persons to negotiate support arrangements and monitoring of support arrangements

  1. If a young person is to live with a caregiver under section 386AAD, the chief executive must provide them with support to negotiate and agree the terms on which they will live with that caregiver.

  2. The agreed terms must be recorded in writing (the support arrangement).

  3. The support arrangement must—

  4. be consistent with the purposes in section 386AAB; and
    1. give effect to the principles in section 386AAC; and
      1. meet the standards referred to in subsection (4); and
        1. be approved by the chief executive.

          1. The chief executive must monitor the operation of all support arrangements against standards set in regulations made under section 447(1)(cb).

          Notes
          • Section 386AAE: inserted, on , by section 128 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).