Section 399 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Revocation of approval

399 Revocation of approval (1) Subject to this section, where the chief executive is satisfied, in relation to any Iwi Social Service or Cultural Social Service or Child and Family Support Service, that proper standards of care are not being provided for the children and young persons who are in the custody or under the guardianship of that Social Service or Support Service, the chief executive may exercise either or both of the following powers: (a) If the chief executive considers that suspension of the approval of the Iwi Social Service or Cultural Social Service or Child and Family Support Service is desirable in the public interest, the chief executive may suspend the approval of that Social Service or Support Service: (b) After giving the Social Service or Support Service not less than 60 days' notice of the date on which the chief executive will consider the matter, the chief executive may revoke the approval of that Social Service or Support Service. (2) Where, under subsection (1) of this section, the chief executive revokes or suspends the approval of an Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service or a Child and Family Support Service, the chief executive shall— (a) Give notice of the suspension or revocation to the Iwi Social Service or Cultural Social Service or Child and Family Support Service and the reasons for it; and (b) Give notice of the suspension or revocation in the Gazette . (3) Every Iwi Social Service or Cultural Social Service or Child and Family Support Service to whom a notice is given under subsection (1)(b) of this section is entitled to make submissions to the chief executive, and the chief executive shall have regard to those submissions before deciding whether or not to revoke the approval of that Social Service or Support Service. Sections 399 to 402 were substituted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 46 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121). Section 399 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 ” .