Children’s Act 2014

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Schedule 1 Regulated services

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The following are regulated services for the purposes of Part 3:

Welfare, support, and justice services

(1)

services provided (including the performance or exercise of functions and powers) under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 by the department responsible for the administration of that Act, or by any care and protection co-ordinator or youth justice co-ordinator:

(2)

services provided at, or in relation to the operation of, any residence within the meaning of section 2(1) or 364 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, services provided by an individual with whom a child is placed under section 362 of that Act):

(3)

services provided by any person, organisation, or body approved under section 396 or 403 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989:

(4)

services provided (including the performance or exercise of functions and powers) under any order, direction, or recommendation of a court made under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, the Care of Children Act 2004, or the Adoption Act 1955 by—

(i)

the department responsible for the administration of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989; or

(ii)

any other person, organisation, or body:

(5)

services provided by any person, body, or organisation pursuant to any decision, recommendation, or plan made by a family group conference under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989:

(6)

services provided at prisons, secured facilities, and children’s health camps:

(7)

services provided as part of a condition of bail made under the Bail Act 2000:

(8)

services and facilities of the kind referred to in sections 4(1)(a) and 7(2)(b)(i) of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989:

(9)

social or support services, including (but not limited to) victim support services, drug and alcohol rehabilitation services, and childcare services:

(10)

mentoring and counselling services:

(11)

youth services and youth work:

(12)

participating in a telephone communication service that is likely to be used wholly or mainly by children:

(13)

moderating an electronic interactive communication service that is likely to be used wholly or mainly by children (but a person does not moderate a public electronic interactive communication service unless he or she has access to the content of the matter or contact with users of the service):

(14)

services provided to escort, track, or transport children for the purposes of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989:

(15)

out-of-school care and recreational services:

Health services

(16)

services provided at a public hospital:

(17)

services provided at a publicly funded medical practice or facility, including blood and cancer centres, treatment centres, outreach clinics, and mental health services:

(18)

services provided through medical practices belonging to primary health organisations (PHOs):

(19)

services provided by health practitioners:

(20)

Well Child Tamariki Ora (WCTO) services (eg, Plunket):

(21)

home-based disability support services:

(22)

residential disability support services:

(23)

ambulance services:

(24)

maternity services, including lead maternity carers and midwives:

Education services

(25)

services provided at a registered school (as defined in section 10(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020):

(26)

services provided at an early childhood service (as defined in section 10(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020):

(27)

services provided by a trades academy, a service academy, or an alternative education provider for or on behalf of a school:

(28)

services provided at any off-site location for or on behalf of a registered school or early childhood service, including teen parent units, school camps, and learning centres:

(29)

services provided to ensure enrolment and attendance at school in accordance with sections 35 and 36 of the Education and Training Act 2020:

(30)

services provided at a playgroup (as defined in section 10(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020):

(31)

services provided at any location on behalf of a limited child care centre (as defined in section 2(1) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992):

(31A)

services provided at a hostel (as defined in section 10(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020):

(31B)

services provided at student accommodation (as defined in section 10(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020):

Transport services

(32)

work driving a vehicle that is being used only for the purpose of conveying children and any persons supervising or caring for the children (for instance, school bus services):

Policing services

(33)

specialist child and family policing services provided by Police employees (as defined in section 4 of the Policing Act 2008):

Local authority services

(34)

social and support services, including (but not limited to) mentoring and counselling services and community outreach, advocacy, and engagement services:

(35)

education services, including (but not limited to) learn-to-swim programmes and digital literacy programmes:

(36)

services provided at community facilities, including (but not limited to) sports and recreation centres, libraries, swimming pools, galleries, and community centres:

(37)

services provided in public environments, including (but not limited to) surf and beach patrols, skate park guardians, and road safety co-ordinators.

Schedule 1 heading: inserted, on 1 September 2016, by regulation 6 of the Vulnerable Children (Specified Organisations and Regulated Services) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/164).

Schedule 1 item 1: amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).

Schedule 1 item 2: amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).

Schedule 1 item 3: amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).

Schedule 1 item 4: amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).

Schedule 1 item 4(i): amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).

Schedule 1 item 5: amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).

Schedule 1 item 8: amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 9 of the Vulnerable Children Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 32).

Schedule 1 item 8: amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).

Schedule 1 item 14: amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).

Schedule 1 item 25: amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).

Schedule 1 item 25: amended, on 1 May 2018, by regulation 4(1) of the Vulnerable Children (Regulated Services) Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/45).

Schedule 1 item 26: amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).

Schedule 1 item 26: amended, on 1 May 2018, by regulation 4(2) of the Vulnerable Children (Regulated Services) Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/45).

Schedule 1 item 27: amended, on 1 May 2018, by regulation 4(3) of the Vulnerable Children (Regulated Services) Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/45).

Schedule 1 item 28: amended, on 1 May 2018, by regulation 4(5) of the Vulnerable Children (Regulated Services) Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/45).

Schedule 1 item 29: amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).

Schedule 1 item 30: amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).

Schedule 1 item 31A: inserted, on 1 May 2018, by regulation 4(6) of the Vulnerable Children (Regulated Services) Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/45).

Schedule 1 item 31A: amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).

Schedule 1 item 31B: inserted, on 1 August 2022, by section 76 of the Education and Training Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 38).

Schedule 1 item 34: inserted, on 1 September 2016, by regulation 6 of the Vulnerable Children (Specified Organisations and Regulated Services) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/164).

Schedule 1 item 35: inserted, on 1 September 2016, by regulation 6 of the Vulnerable Children (Specified Organisations and Regulated Services) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/164).

Schedule 1 item 36: inserted, on 1 September 2016, by regulation 6 of the Vulnerable Children (Specified Organisations and Regulated Services) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/164).

Schedule 1 item 37: inserted, on 1 September 2016, by regulation 6 of the Vulnerable Children (Specified Organisations and Regulated Services) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/164).