Section 265 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Records of decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference to be made available to interested persons
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265 Records of decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference to be made available to interested persons (1) Every Youth Justice Co-ordinator who convenes a family group conference shall ensure that a copy of every record made pursuant to section 262 of this Act in relation to that conference is given or sent to— (a) The child or young person in respect of whom the conference was convened; and (b) Every person who is a parent or guardian of that child or young person or has the care of that child or young person; and (c) Any barrister or solicitor, Youth Advocate, or lay advocate representing the child or young person; and (d) The informant or intended informant in the proceedings for the offence or alleged offence in respect of which the conference was held; and (e) If the informant or intended informant in those proceedings is not an enforcement officer acting in that capacity, the appropriate enforcement agency; and (f) Any victim of the offence or alleged offence in respect of which the conference was held; and (g) Any other person who is or will be directly affected by any decision, recommendation, or plan detailed in that record; and (h) Where there is an appropriate Iwi Social Service or Cultural Social Service with respect to the child or young person, that Social Service. (2) Where the child or young person is the subject of proceedings under this Part or Part 2 of this Act, a copy of the record made pursuant to section 262 of this Act shall be made available to the Court that is hearing those proceedings. Subsection (1)(h) was substituted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 46 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).
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