Section 186 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Report by Social Worker

186 Report by Social Worker (1) Where the Court makes a declaration under section 67 of this Act, the Court may, before making any order referred to in section 83(1) or section 84(1) of this Act, obtain and consider a report from a Social Worker. (2) The Court shall not make— (a) A final order under section 101 of this Act placing a child or young person in the custody of the chief executive or an Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service or the Director of a Child and Family Support Service; or (b) An order under section 110 of this Act appointing the chief executive or an Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service as the sole guardian of a child or young person— unless the Court has first obtained and considered a report from a Social Worker. (3) Every report obtained pursuant to this section in respect of a child or young person shall include— (a) Such information as is required to be included in such reports by guidelines issued from time to time in writing by the chief executive after consultation with the Principal Family Court Judge: (b) Such other information as may assist the Court in its consideration of the matter: (c) Such other information as the Court may direct. (4) Every report required pursuant to this section shall be prepared, where appropriate, in consultation with a Maatua Whangai worker. (5) In this section, the term Social Worker includes a person employed in the speciality of social work by the Director of a Child and Family Support Service, or by an Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service, who consents to make a report under this section. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 41(3); 1982 No 135 s 9(1) Subsection (2)(a) and (b) were amended, as from 8 January 1995, by section 46 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121) by substituting “ Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service ” for “ Iwi Authority or a Cultural Authority ” . Subsections (2)(a), (2)(b), and (3)(a) were 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 ” . Subsection (5) was inserted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 28 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).