Section 395 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Police to be notified of deaths

395 Police to be notified of deaths Where a child or young person to whom this section applies dies, the following provisions shall apply: (a) Where the child or young person was, at the time of his or her death, in the care or custody or under the guardianship of an Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service or the Director of a Child and Family Support Service, that Social Service or, as the case requires, that Director shall give notice of the death— (i) Forthwith on learning of it, to a member of the Police: (ii) Within 24 hours of learning of it, to the principal manager of the Department for the area in which the child or young person was residing at the time of his or her death: (b) Where the child or young person was, at the time of his or her death, in the charge of any person or organisation pursuant to section 362 of this Act, that person or organisation shall give notice of the death— (i) Forthwith on learning of it, to a member of the Police: (ii) Within 24 hours of learning of it, to the principal manager of the Department for the area in which the child or young person was residing at the time of his or her death: (c) Where the child or young person was, at the time of his or her death, residing in a residence established under section 364 of this Act, the person in charge of that residence shall, on learning of that death, forthwith notify a member of the Police. Compare: 1974 No 72 ss 69A, 82; 1988 No 111 s 46 Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 8 January 1995, by section 46 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121) by substituting “ Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service ” for “ Iwi Authority or a Cultural Authority ” . Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 8 January 1995, by section 46 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121) by substituting “ that Social Service ” for “ that Authority ” . Paragraphs (a)(ii) and (b)(ii) were amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ principal manager of the Department for the area ” for “ Director of Social Welfare for the District ” .