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StatuteChildren, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

Section 400 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Assessment of Iwi Social Services, etc

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400 Assessment of Iwi Social Services, etc (1) Any Social Worker or other officer of the Department authorised by the chief executive may, from time to time, carry out an assessment of an Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service or a Child and Family Support Service for the purpose of assessing— (a) The operation of that Social Service or Support Service: (b) The standards of care being provided for the children and young persons who are in the care or custody or under the guardianship of that Social Service or Support Service: (c) The practices and procedures applying in respect of the Social Service or Support Service. (2) Every Social Worker or officer of the Department who carries out an assessment of an Iwi Social Service or a Cultural Social Service or a Child and Family Support Service under subsection (1) of this section shall prepare a report on that assessment for the chief executive, and a copy of that report shall be supplied by the chief executive to 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 400 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 ” .

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