Section 252 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Child or young person in custody to be permitted to attend family group conference

252 Child or young person in custody to be permitted to attend family group conference (1) Any child or young person who is entitled to attend a family group conference pursuant to section 251(1)(a) of this Act and who is detained in the custody of the chief executive or the Police or in any prison shall be permitted to attend that conference, unless it is impracticable for the child or young person so to attend. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section entitles any child or young person to whom this section applies to attend a family group conference otherwise than subject to such reasonable conditions as may be necessary to prevent the child or young person from absconding while the child or young person is attending that conference. (3) Where a child or young person to whom this section applies is entitled to attend a family group conference and wishes to do so, the person having the custody of the child or young person shall, without further authority than this section, cause that child or young person to be taken to the place where that conference is to be held for the purpose of attending the conference. Subsection (1) 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 ” . Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 June 2005, by section 206 Corrections Act 2004 (2004 No 50) by substituting “ prison ” for “ penal institution ” . See clause 2 Corrections Act Commencement Order 2005 (SR 2005/52).