1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act
4 Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
Principles
5 Section 5 amended (Principles to be applied in exercise of powers conferred by this Act)
6 Section 13 amended (Principles)
Subsequent children
7 Section 14 amended (Definition of child or young person in need of care or protection)
8 Section 18 amended (Referral of care or protection cases to care and protection co-ordinator or youth justice co-ordinator by social workers or constables)
9 New sections 18A to 18D inserted
18A Assessment of parent of subsequent child
18B Person described in this section
18C Confirmation of decision not to apply for declaration under section 67
18D Court declining to confirm decision
10 Section 19 amended (Referral of care or protection cases to care and protection co-ordinator by other persons or by court)
Family group conferences
11 Section 22 amended (Persons entitled to attend family group conference)
12 Section 23 amended (Care and protection co-ordinator to ensure that relevant information and advice made available to family group conference)
13 New section 29A inserted (Content of plan)
29A Content of plan
14 Section 34 amended (Chief executive to give effect to decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference)
15 Section 35 amended (Police to comply with decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference)
16 Section 36 amended (Family group conference may reconvene to review its decisions, recommendations, and plans)
17 Section 67 amended (Grounds for declaration that child or young person is in need of care or protection)
Permanent caregivers
18 New section 86B inserted (No services orders in respect of permanent caregivers)
86B No services orders in respect of permanent caregivers
19 New section 92A inserted (Restriction on support orders where there is permanent caregiver)
92A Restriction on support orders where there is permanent caregiver
Special guardians
20 Section 107 amended (Person in whose custody child or young person is placed may determine access rights in absence of court order)
21 Section 110 replaced (Guardianship orders)
110 Guardianship orders
110A Application for change of guardianship order
22 New sections 113A and 113B inserted
113A Special guardianship orders
113B Effect of special guardianship order
23 Section 125 amended (Application for variation or discharge of orders made under this Part)
24 Section 128 amended (Court to obtain and consider plan for child or young person before making certain orders)
Plans and agreements
25 Section 130 amended (Content of plans)
26 Section 135 amended (Review of plan)
27 Section 140 amended (Agreements for extended care of children and young persons by chief executive, iwi social service, etc)
28 Section 141 amended (Agreements for extended care of severely disabled children and young persons)
29 Section 145 amended (Agreement not to be made without approval of family group conference)
30 Section 147 amended (Further restrictions on making agreements)
Reports by social workers
31 Section 186 amended (Report by social worker)
Related amendments to youth justice provisions
32 Section 261 amended (Family group conference may make decisions, recommendations, and plans relating to care or protection of child or young person)
33 Section 267 amended (Enforcement agencies to comply with decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference)
34 Section 268 amended (Chief executive to give effect to decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference)
35 Section 270 amended (Family group conference may reconvene to review its decisions, recommendations, and plans)
Achieving independence
36 New section 386A and cross-heading inserted
Transition from care to independence
386A Advice and assistance for people moving from care to independence
37 New section 388A inserted (Financial and other assistance to permanent caregivers)
388A Financial and other assistance to permanent caregivers
38 Section 389 amended (Financial and other assistance in other cases)
39 New sections 389A and 389B inserted
389A Review of decisions about financial or other assistance to permanent caregivers
389B Appeal against decisions about financial or other assistance to permanent caregivers
Appointments outside State Sector Act 1988
40 Section 423 amended (Appointment of care and protection co-ordinators)
41 Section 425 amended (Appointment of youth justice co-ordinators)
42 Section 427 amended (Delegation of functions of care and protection co-ordinator or youth justice co-ordinator to social worker)
Related amendment to Care of Children Act 2004
43 Amendment to Care of Children Act 2004
29A Revocation of appointment as guardian
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: