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StatuteChildren, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

Section 306 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Power of Court to impose additional conditions

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306 Power of Court to impose additional conditions (1) The Court, in making an order under section 283(k) of this Act placing a young person under the supervision of the chief executive or a person or organisation specified in the order, may, in its discretion, impose any or all of the following conditions: (a) That any sum required to be paid by that young person pursuant to an order made under paragraph (e) or paragraph (f) of section 283 of this Act shall be paid within such period and by such instalments as may from time to time be directed by the Social Worker or person or organisation under whose supervision the young person is: (b) That the young person shall not own or drive a motorcycle or any other kind of motor vehicle: (c) That the young person shall not associate with any specified person or with persons of any specified class: (d) That the young person shall undergo any specified medical examination and treatment or any specified psychological or psychiatric examination, counselling, and therapy: (e) Such conditions relating to the young person's place of residence, employment, or earnings as the Court thinks fit: (f) Such other conditions as the Court thinks fit to reduce the likelihood of further offending by the young person. (2) The Court shall not impose any condition under subsection (1) of this section requiring any young person to undergo any medical, psychiatric, or psychological examination or treatment, or any psychological or psychiatric counselling or therapy, unless consent to the examination, treatment, counselling, or therapy is given— (a) In the case of a young person of or over the age of 16 years, by that young person; or (b) In any other case,— (i) By a parent or guardian (not being the chief executive) of the young person; or (ii) If there is no such parent or guardian in New Zealand or no such parent or guardian can be found with reasonable diligence or is capable of giving consent, by a person in New Zealand who has been acting in the place of a parent; or (iii) If there is no person in New Zealand who has been so acting, or if no such person can be found with reasonable diligence or is capable of giving consent, by a District Court Judge or the chief executive. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 47(1)(a)-(f), (i); 1983 No 129 s 12(1) Subsections (1) and (2)(b) 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 ” .

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