New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding $4,000 who,—
(a) Being a paid or unpaid staff member of a residence under the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989, ill-treats or wilfully neglects any child under the age of 17 years who resides in that residence; or
(b) Being a person to whom the care or custody of a child under the age of 17 years has been lawfully entrusted, ill-treats or wilfully neglects that child.
Sections 10A and 10B were inserted, as from 1 November 1989, by section 453 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 (1989 No 24).
Section 10A was amended, as from 1 January 1998, by section 7 Summary Offences Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 97) by substituting the expression “$4,000”
for the expression “$2,000”
.