Section 126 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Persons who may apply for variation or discharge of order
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126 Persons who may apply for variation or discharge of order The following persons may make an application under section 125 of this Act in respect of an order specified in that section: (a) The child or young person in respect of whom the order was made: (b) Any parent or guardian of that child or young person: (c) Any barrister or solicitor representing the child or young person: (d) Any near relative of that child or young person: (e) Any member of that child's or young person's whanau or family group: (f) Any person on whom the application for the declaration under section 67 of this Act in respect of which the order was made has been served in accordance with section 152 of this Act: (g) The chief executive: (h) The Director of any Child and Family Support Service: (i) Any Iwi Social Service or Cultural Social Service: (j) In respect of an order made under section 83(1)(c) of this Act, any person required to receive counselling pursuant to that order: (k) In respect of any services order or interim services order made under section 86 or section 86A of this Act, any person or organisation required to provide services or assistance pursuant to the order: (l) In respect of any restraining order or interim restraining order made under section 87 or section 88 of this Act, any person named in that order: (m) In respect of any support order or interim support order made under section 91 or section 92 of this Act, any person or organisation directed, pursuant to that order, to provide support to a child or young person: (n) In respect of any custody order or interim custody order made under section 101 of this Act, or any order made under section 78 of this Act, any person granted custody of the child or young person by that order: (o) With the leave of the Court, any other person. Paragraph (g) was amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” . Paragraph (i) was substituted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 46 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121). Paragraph (k) was substituted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 17 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).
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