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The Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 or Children's and Young People's Well-being Act 1989 (titled the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 prior to 14 July 2017) is an Act of the New Zealand Parliament that was passed in 1989. The Act's main purpose is to "promote the well-being of children, young persons, and their families and family ...
Amends the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 to allow 12 and 13-years olds to be processed in the Youth Court on ram-raiding charges. The Bill also makes livestreaming ram raids, posting a copy of a livestream online or digitally distributing a copy of the livestream a corresponding factor in sentencing youth offenders under the Sentencing Act 2002.
These include the Children's Commissioner Act 2003, the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, the Care of Children Act 2004, ... (an amendment to the Education Act 1989), and the ...
The mother's lawyer Janet Mason and Oranga Tamariki argued that Judge Callinicos had misapplied the statutory cultural provisions of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, had mischaracterised or overlooked evidence due to his alleged bias, and disregarded Moana's cultural and familial needs. On 9 November 2022, Wellington High Court Justice Helen Cull ...
New Zealand legislation differentiates justice processes for under-18-year-olds. The Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 governs these processes. [5] They are diversion-focused, and include the dual aim of rehabilitation and accountability. [3] Other legislation is also relevant, particularly the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 . This includes a child ...
The Office of the Children's Commissioner's statutory functions were outlined in the now repealed Children's Commissioner Act 2003, the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (formerly known as the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989), the Oranga Tamariki (Residential Care) Regulations 1996, the Crimes of Torture Act 1989, and the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004. [3]
Child, Youth and Family (CYF; in Māori, Te Tari Awhina i te Tamaiti, te Rangatahi, tae atu ki te Whānau), was the government agency that had legal powers to intervene to protect and help children who are being abused or neglected or who have problem behaviour until it was replaced by a new Ministry for Vulnerable Children in April 2017. [1]
On 30 November 2023 Chhour, as Children's Minister, defended the Government's plans to repeal Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, which requires Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children) to ensure that Māori babies who are uplifted from unsafe homes remain in the care of their wider family . She argued that focusing on race detracted ...