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Children’s Act 2014

Child protection policies

20: Effect of child protection policy

You could also call this:

"What a child protection policy means for the law and your rights."

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A child protection policy does not create legal rules. It does not create any legal right that you can enforce in a court of law. It does not affect how a chief executive or other person makes decisions using their statutory powers.

A child protection policy also does not change how laws are interpreted or how rules of law work. You can find more information about changes to this law in section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021. This law is part of the Children's Act 2014.

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Part 2Child protection policies

20Effect of child protection policy

  1. A child protection policy does not—

  2. create legal rules; or
    1. create any legal right enforceable in a court of law; or
      1. affect or limit the way in which a chief executive or other person is required to exercise a statutory power of decision; or
        1. affect the interpretation of any enactment or the operation of a rule of law.

          Notes
          • Section 20: replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).