Section 207R — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Service of application

207R Service of application (1) As soon as possible after the chief executive files in a Court an application under section 207Q , the Registrar of the Court must serve a copy of the application on— (a) Each parent of the child or young person concerned or other person with whom the child or young person concerned is living; and (b) The child or young person concerned, unless he or she is incapable of understanding the application because of his or her level of maturity. (2) Section 155 (Court may dispense with service) applies, with any necessary modification, to the service of a copy of the application. (3) A person served with proceedings under subsection (1) is entitled to appear and be heard as a party to the proceedings. Part 3A, comprising sections 207A to 207ZO, was inserted, as from 1 November 1999, by section 3 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Trans-Tasman Transfer of Protection Orders and Proceedings) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 116).