Section 250 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Consultation on convening of family group conference

250 Consultation on convening of family group conference (1) Every Youth Justice Co-ordinator shall, before convening a family group conference pursuant to this Part of this Act in respect of a child or young person, make all reasonable endeavours to consult with the child's or young person's family, whanau, or family group in relation to— (a) The date on which, and the time and place at which, the conference is to be held; and (b) The persons who should attend the conference; and (c) The procedure to be adopted at the conference,— and, subject to subsection (2) of this section and to sections 249 and 251 of this Act, shall, so far as it is practicable and consistent with the principles of this Act, give effect to the wishes of the child's or young person's family, whanau, or family group in relation to those matters. (2) The Youth Justice Co-ordinator shall also make all reasonable endeavours to consult with— (a) Any victim of the offence or alleged offence to which the conference relates; and (b) Either,— (i) In the case of a conference required to be convened under section 18(3) of this Act, the applicant or intended applicant for a declaration under section 67 of this Act in relation to the child to whom the conference relates; or (ii) In the case of any other proceedings or proposed proceedings for the offence or alleged offence to which the conference relates, the informant or intended informant in those proceedings—

in relation to the date on which, and the time and place at which, the conference is to be held, and, in convening the conference, shall take into account, in relation to those matters, the views of the person or persons consulted. Section 250 was substituted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 36 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).