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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Relationship with other Acts

138: Orders under Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

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"Rules from two laws can apply to you at the same time if you're a child or young person."

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If you are a child or young person and there is an order made about you under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, this order does not stop the rules of the Intellectual Disability Act from applying to you. You will still be subject to the rules of this Act. This means that both the order under the Oranga Tamariki Act and the rules of the Intellectual Disability Act can apply to you at the same time.

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Part 10Relationship with other Acts

138Orders under Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

  1. An order made under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 in respect of a child or young person does not stop the application of the provisions of this Act to that child or young person.

Notes
  • Section 138 heading: amended, on , by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).
  • Section 138: amended, on , by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).