Section 268 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Chief executive to give effect to decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference

268 Chief executive to give effect to decisions, recommendations, and plans of family group conference (1) Where— (a) Any decision, recommendation, or plan is made or formulated by a family group conference under section 260 of this Act; and (b) The implementation of that decision, recommendation, or plan involves any action on the part of the chief executive,— the chief executive shall consider that decision, recommendation, or plan, and, unless it is clearly impracticable or clearly inconsistent with the principles set out in sections 5 and 208 of this Act, shall give effect to that decision, recommendation, or plan by the provision of such services and resources, and the taking of such action and steps, as are necessary and appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case. (2) Where the chief executive considers that it is clearly impracticable or clearly inconsistent with the principles set out in sections 5 and 208 of this Act to give effect to any decision, recommendation, or plan made or formulated by a family group conference, the chief executive shall notify that fact to a Youth Justice Co-ordinator, who may reconvene the family group conference for the purpose of considering whether to make or formulate any other decision, recommendation, or plan. (3) Sections 250 to 269 of this Act shall apply, with all necessary modifications, with respect to every family group conference reconvened under subsection (2) of this section. Subsections (1) and (2) 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 ” .