Reprint as at 18 May 2009

Care of Children Amendment Act 2008

Public Act	2008 No 74
Date of assent	16 September 2008
Commencement	see section 2

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal Act amended

4 Lawyer to act for child

5 Interpretation

6 Agreements between parents and guardians

7 Cross-heading and sections repealed

8 New sections 46C to 46ZF and heading inserted

46C Certain children may seek review of parent's or guardian's decision or refusal to give consent

Counselling and mediation to resolve disputes

46D Duty of lawyers to promote reconciliation and conciliation

46E Duty of Courts as to reconciliation and conciliation

46F Disputes between guardians

46G Request for counselling by party to agreement or person proposing to enter agreement

46H Request for mediation by party to an agreement or person proposing to enter agreement

46I Counselling where proceedings commenced

46J Mediation where proceedings commenced

46K Mediation conference

46L Procedure at mediation conference

46M Attendance at mediation conference

46N Power of Chairperson to make consent orders at mediation conference

46O Proceedings after mediation conference

46P Counselling for child on making of parenting order or order relating to guardianship matter

46Q Request for counselling by party to parenting order

46R Request for mediation by party to parenting order

46S Registrar may decline requests for counselling or mediation and recommend instead applications under section 68

46T Reference to counsellor

46U Duty of counsellors

46V Number of sessions of counselling

46W Counselling fees and expenses

46X Reference to mediator

46Y Duties of mediators

46Z Mediation must be held in private

46ZA Child who is attending mediation may request counselling

46ZB Mediation may be adjourned

46ZC Duration of mediation

46ZD Mediation fees and expenses

46ZE Power to require attendance for counselling or mediation

46ZF Privilege

9 Interpretation

10 Purpose and overview of sections 64 to 80

11 Guiding consideration and principles

12 Sections 65 to 67 repealed

13 Section 69 repealed

14 Counsel to assist Court

15 Reports from other persons

16 Attendance at hearings generally

17 New section 139 substituted

139 Publication of reports of proceedings

18 Appeals to High Court

19 Appeal to Court of Appeal

20 Regulations

21 Other Acts not affected

Reprint notes

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

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