Section 319 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Medical treatment of young person in custody of chief executive

319 Medical treatment of young person in custody of chief executive No young person who has been placed in the custody of the chief executive pursuant to an order made under section 311 of this Act shall receive any medical treatment unless consent to the treatment 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. Section 319 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 ” .