Section 58 — Care of Children Act 2004: Interpretation

58 Interpretation In this section and sections 59 to 62 , unless the context otherwise requires,— approved provider means a supervised contact service provider who is approved as a Child and Family Support Service for the purposes of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 under section 396(3) of that Act child of the family , in relation to any proceedings, means— (a) a child of the applicant and the respondent, or of either of them; or (b) any child who was a member of the family of the applicant and the respondent, or either of them, immediately before the commencement of the proceedings supervised contact means direct (that is, face to face) contact between a party and a child, being contact that occurs— (a) under the supervision of an approved provider; or (b) in the immediate presence of a person approved by the Court (for example, a relative, a friend of the family of the child, or any other person whom the Court considers suitable) violence means physical abuse or sexual abuse. Compare: 1968 No 63 s 16A