Part 4Amendments to other legislation
Amendments to Acts: Amendments to Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
67Section 47 amended (Report to be furnished to Commissioner where child or young person released before required to be brought before court)
In the heading to section 47, replace furnished to Commissioner where with sent to Ombudsman if.
Replace section 47(1) with:
This section applies if—
- a child or young person is placed in the custody of the chief executive under section 39, 40, or 42; and
- the child or young person is released from that custody before the child or young person is required by section 45(a) to be brought before the court.
If this section applies, the person who released the child or young person from that custody must, as soon as practicable after the release,—
- write a report containing the details required by subsection (2); and
- send a copy of the report to the Ombudsman to enable the Ombudsman to consider whether to exercise any functions or powers under the Ombudsmen Act 1975 in relation to any matter arising from the release of the child or young person from custody.
Replace section 47(2)(f) with:
- the details of any follow up action, where needed, in relation to the child or young person and the proposed plan for undertaking the action, including who is responsible for undertaking the action and the time frame within which the action must be undertaken.
- the details of any follow up action, where needed, in relation to the child or young person and the proposed plan for undertaking the action, including who is responsible for undertaking the action and the time frame within which the action must be undertaken.