CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999)

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARYPART 1--INTRODUCTORY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  

PART 2--INTERPRETATION

• 3 Definitions—the dictionary etc  
• 4 Orders in favour of a person  
• 5 Meaning of carer  

PART 3--APPLICATION OF THE ACT

• 6 Application of Act generally  
• 7 Who is a child?  
• 8 Who is a young person?  
• 9 Children and young people to whom this Act applies  

PART 1--GENERAL OBJECTS

• 10 Objects  

PART 2--PRINCIPLES APPLYING TO THE ACT

• 11 Application of principles  
• 12 General principles  
• 13 How to apply the best interests principle  
• 14 Indigenous children and young people principle  
• 15 Indigenous placement principle  

PART 3--PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

• 16 Meaning of court order for Part 3  
• 17 What is parental responsibility?  
• 18 Who has parental responsibility?  
• 19 Who can exercise parental responsibility for a child or young person?  
• 20 Parental responsibility for day-to-day care, welfare and development  
• 21 Parental responsibility for long-term care, welfare and development  
• 22 Entitlement to take part  
• 23 Chapters 6 and 7—general representation of child or young person  
• 24 Chapters 6, 7 and 8—legal representation of child or young person  
• 25 Applications may be heard together  

CHAPTER 4--ADMINISTRATIONPART 1--CHIEF EXECUTIVE

• 26 Functions and general powers of chief executive  
• 27 Duties and particular powers of chief executive  
• 28 Who can the chief executive get help from?  
• 29 Power to give and receive information  
• 30 Power to enter agreements for general exercise of parental responsibility  
• 31 Authorisation to exercise parental responsibility for particular child or young person  
• 32 Monitoring children and young people for whom chief executive has parental responsibility  
• 33 After care assistance  
• 34 Delegation  

PART 2--CHILDRENS SERVICES COUNCIL

• 35 Childrens Services Council  
• 36 Members of the council  
• 37 Chairperson  
• 38 Meetings of the council  
• 39 Termination of appointment of members  
• 40 Advice and assistance by chief executive and community advocate  

PART 3--OTHER OFFICIALS

• 41 Official visitor  
• 42 Functions of official visitor  
• 43 Making and hearing complaints  
• 44 No requirement to investigate complaint  
• 45 Assistance for community advocate  
• 46 Giving information protected  
• 47 Suitable entities  
• 48 Officers  
• 49 Identity cards  
• 50 Childrens Court Magistrates  
• 51 Restriction on assignment to act as Childrens Court Magistrate  
• 52 Arrangement of business of court  
• 53 Childrens Court  
• 54 General jurisdiction of Childrens Court  
• 55 Decisions about jurisdiction by reference to age  
• 56 Procedure of Childrens Court  
• 57 Matters before Childrens Court  
• 58 Forms  
• 59 Orders about service  
• 60 Attendance of parents at court  
• 61 Proceedings not open to public  
• 62 Court may excuse parties from attendance  

PART 1--INTERPRETATION

• 63 Definitions  
• 64 Meaning of young offender  
• 65 Meaning of State institution  
• 66 Special meaning of young person in Chapter 6  

PART 2--WITHIN THE TERRITORY

• 67 Saving of other laws  
• 68 Principles  
• 69 Decisions about criminal jurisdiction by reference to age  
• 70 Proceedings where young person jointly charged with adult  
• 71 Age of criminal responsibility  
• 72 Power to apprehend under-age children  
• 73 Powers of court with respect to reports  
• 74 Reports to be made available  
• 75 Care and protection considerations  
• 76 Definitions  
• 77 Meaning of under restraint  
• 78 Committing an offence  
• 79 Interviewing young people  
• 80 Notification of arrest  
• 81 Limitations in respect of criminal proceedings against young people  
• 82 Procedure by summons  
• 83 Charge against young person—informing person with parental responsibility  
• 84 Identifying material  
• 85 Detention of young people  
• 86 Private property  
• 87 Bringing arrested young people before court  
• 88 Exclusion of evidence unlawfully obtained  
• 89 Summary disposal of certain cases  
• 90 Committal for trial in certain cases  
• 91 Young person may elect to be committed for trial  
• 92 Committal of guilty young person to Supreme Court  
• 93 Childrens Court to give reasons  
• 94 Remission of matter by Supreme Court  
• 95 Transfer to the Mental Health Tribunal  

Division 3--—Disposition of young offenders

• 96 Disposition of young offenders  
• 97 Early release  
• 98 Disposition without proceeding to conviction  
• 99 Prohibition on certain orders  
• 100 Variation or revocation of conditional discharge order  
• 101 Fines and similar orders  
• 102 Enforcement of payment of fines etc  
• 103 Breach of certain orders for reparation or compensation  
• 104 Probation orders  
• 105 Probation orders—entry and inspection by supervisor  
• 106 Community service orders  
• 107 Duties of young offender under community service order  
• 108 Contravention of community service orders  
• 109 Contravention of community service and conditional discharge orders  
• 110 Attendance centre orders  
• 111 Duties of young person under attendance centre order  
• 112 Contravention of attendance centre orders  
• 113 Compensation  
• 114 Residential orders  
• 115 Contravention of residential order  
• 116 Contravention of probation, community service, attendance centre or residential orders  
• 117 Revocation and variation of certain orders  
• 118 Referral to Mental Health Tribunal following conviction  

Division 4--—Transfer between institutions

• 119 Meaning of transfer direction  
• 120 Transfer directions  
• 121 Reporting transfers  
• 122 Temporary custody prior to transfer between institutions  

Division 5--—Miscellaneous

• 123 Powers of Supreme Court  
• 124 Adjournment of criminal proceedings  
• 125 Placing in shelter or remand centre  
• 126 Young people in remand centres  
• 127 Remission of time to be spent in institution  
• 128 Special purpose leave  
• 129 Medical examinations and surgical operations  
• 130 Other rights and freedoms not affected  
• 131 Royal prerogative of mercy not affected  

PART 3--INTERSTATE TRANSFER

Division 1--—Interstate transfer generally

• 132 Definitions  
• 133 General agreements with other jurisdictions  
• 134 Arrangements for transfer—general  
• 135 Power to arrange for transfers  
• 136 Arrangement not to be made if facilities not adequate  
• 137 Provisions to be contained in each arrangement  
• 138 Reporting of transfers  
• 139 Transfer order  
• 140 Temporary custody pending interstate transfer  
• 141 Transfer to Territory in temporary control of escort  
• 142 Escape from temporary control of young offender being transferred from Territory  

Division 2--—Transfer of sentence or order

• 143 Transfer from Territory of sentence or order  
• 144 Transfer to Territory of sentence or order  

Division 3--—Transit through Territory

• 145 Lawful custody for transit through Territory  
• 146 Escape from temporary control  
• 147 Search warrants  

Division 4--—Revocation of transfer orders

• 148 Revocation of transfer order on escape from temporary control  
• 149 Revocation of transfer order by chief executive  
• 150 Reports etc  

PART 1--GENERAL

• 151 Meaning of abuse and neglect  
• 152 Meaning of contact  
• 153 Meaning of former caregiver  
• 154 Person apparently a child or young person  
• 155 Chapter ceases applying when young person becomes adult  
• 156 In need of care and protection  
• 157 Effect of conduct outside Territory  
• 158 Voluntary reporting  
• 159 Mandatory reporting  
• 160 Report other than in good faith  
• 161 Action on report  
• 162 Records  
• 163 Protection of people making reports  
• 164 Protection of community advocate and person providing information to community advocate  

PART 2--VOLUNTARY ACTION

• 165 Definitions  
• 166 Facilitators  
• 167 Register  
• 168 Purpose of conferences  
• 169 Action by facilitator  
• 170 Financial assistance  
• 171 Conduct of conference  
• 172 Agreements arising from conferences  
• 173 Outcome of conference  
• 174 Action by chief executive  
• 175 Application for registration  
• 176 Registration of agreements  
• 177 Effect of registration  
• 178 Review of arrangements for care and protection of child or young person  
• 179 People with parental responsibility who cannot be found  
• 180 Publication of information concerning conferences  
• 181 Meaning of party  
• 182 Voluntary care agreements  
• 183 Extending voluntary care agreements  
• 184 Longer agreements allowed for certain young people  
• 185 Agreements not void  
• 186 Early termination  
• 187 Action on expiration or termination  
• 188 Parental contributions  
• 189 Child protection appraisals  
• 190 Special assessment  
• 191 Restrictions on special assessment of children and young people  
• 192 Assistance with assessment  
• 193 Report  

PART 3--CARE AND PROTECTION ORDERS AND EMERGENCY ACTION

• 194 Definitions  
• 195 Basis for orders  
• 196 Applications by other people  
• 197 Burden of proof  
• 198 Information not required to be disclosed  
• 199 Orders in relation to third parties  
• 200 Contents of care and protection applications  
• 201 Cross applications for care and protection orders  
• 202 Restriction on leave to cross apply  
• 203 Interim care and protection orders  
• 204 Court order not limited by terms of care and protection application  
• 205 When can the court make a domestic violence order or a restraining order?  
• 206 Contact orders  
• 207 Residence orders  
• 208 Temporary absence  
• 209 Supervision order  
• 210 Failure to comply with care and protection orders  
• 211 Initial consideration of applications  
• 212 Consideration of applications  
• 213 Period of effect of short care and protection orders  
• 214 Extension, variation or revocation of orders  
• 215 Applications for assessment orders  
• 216 Cross applications on assessment orders  
• 217 Assessment orders  
• 218 Restrictions on making assessment orders  
• 219 Assistance with assessment  
• 220 Report  
• 221 Childrens Court may act on recommendations  
• 222 Taking emergency action  
• 223 Emergency action by police officer  
• 224 Parental responsibility following emergency action  
• 225 Keeping and losing parental responsibility  
• 226 Notice of emergency action  
• 227 Action by chief executive  
• 228 Early initial consideration of care and protection application  
• 229 Contact with siblings and people with parental responsibility  
• 230 Record of action  
• 231 Application for release of child or young person  
• 232 Effect of Division on other powers of chief executive  
• 233 What is therapeutic protection?  
• 234 Restriction on provision of therapeutic protection  
• 235 Therapeutic protection orders  
• 236 Restriction on making, varying and extending  
• 237 Action by chief executive under therapeutic protection order  
• 238 Restriction on cross application  
• 239 Application for variation or revocation of therapeutic protection order  
• 240 Time for hearing and deciding applications  
• 241 Limitations on restricting contact  
• 242 Separation of children and young people from offenders  
• 243 Provision of schedule of therapeutic protection  
• 244 Therapeutic protection order made as final care and protection order  
• 245 Review  
• 246 Specific issues orders  
• 247 Restriction on cross application  
• 248 Notice of making, varying or extending certain specific issues orders  
• 249 Initial consideration of applications  
• 250 Restriction on cross application  
• 251 Before application adjourned  
• 252 Court ordered meeting  
• 253 Variation of interim orders  
• 254 Appeal from assessment and specific issues interim orders  
• 255 Final care and protection orders  
• 256 Therapeutic protection order made as final care and protection order  
• 257 Parental responsibility  
• 258 Restriction on making final care and protection orders  
• 259 What is a care plan?  
• 260 Enduring parental responsibility orders  
• 261 Restriction on making enduring parental responsibility orders  
• 262 Effect of enduring parental responsibility order on others with parental responsibility  
• 263 Financial contributions and burdens  
• 264 Application for variation and revocation of orders  
• 265 Variation and revocation of orders  
• 266 Continuation of existing orders  
• 267 Chief executive to report  
• 268 Waiving of obligation to give report  
• 269 Failure to give report  
• 270 Circumstances in which child or young person may be taken into safe custody  
• 271 Court's powers in relation to child or young person taken into safe custody  
• 272 Opportunity for child or young person to be heard  
• 273 Court informing self of child's or young person's wishes  
• 274 No requirement to express views or wishes  
• 275 Applications—scheduled matters  
• 276 Accompaniments to applications  
• 277 Form of statements and reports  
• 278 Oral applications  
• 279 Ex parte proceedings  
• 280 Parties  
• 281 Nonattendance of party  
• 282 Joining parties—court initiated  
• 283 Joining parties—on application  
• 284 Joined parties—filed material  
• 285 Removal of parties  
• 286 Notice of address for service  
• 287 Representation  
• 288 Procedure at hearing  
• 289 Reasons for decisions  
• 290 Service of orders  
• 291 Court may inform self as appropriate  
• 292 Court may call witnesses  
• 293 Child or young person as witness  
• 294 Restriction on taking evidence  
• 295 Withdrawal or discontinuance of applications  
• 296 Consent orders  
• 297 Costs  

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 298 Object of Chapter  
• 299 Definitions  

PART 2--TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION ORDERS

• 300 When chief executive may transfer order  
• 301 People whose consent is required  
• 302 Notification to child or young person and people with parental responsibility  
• 303 Limited period for review of decision  
• 304 When court may make an order under this Division  
• 305 Service of application  
• 306 Type of order  
• 307 Court to have regard to certain matters  
• 308 Court must consider report from chief executive  
• 309 Appeals  

PART 3--TRANSFER OF CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION PROCEEDINGS

• 310 When court may make order under this Part  
• 311 Service of application  
• 312 Court to have regard to certain matters  
• 313 Interim order  
• 314 Appeals  

PART 4--REGISTRATION

• 315 Filing and registration of interstate documents  
• 316 Notification by appropriate registrar  
• 317 Effect of registration  
• 318 Revocation of registration  

PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

• 319 Effect of registration of transferred order  
• 320 Transfer of court file  
• 321 Special provision with respect to Maori children and young people  
• 322 Hearing and determination of transferred proceeding  
• 323 Disclosure of information  

PART 1--GENERAL

• 324 Definitions  
• 325 Objects  
• 326 Principles  
• 327 What is a childrens service?  
• 328 What is a child care centre?  
• 329 What is a family day care scheme?  
• 330 Situations where Chapter does not apply  
• 331 Exemptions  

PART 2--APPROVALS IN PRINCIPLE AND LICENCES

• 332 Deciding if suitable  
• 333 Duty of disclosure  
• 334 Register  
• 335 Advertising intention to apply  
• 336 Application  
• 337 Eligibility for approval in principle  
• 338 Grant or refusal of approval in principle  
• 339 Certificate of approval in principle  
• 340 Term  
• 341 Chief executive to report  

Division 3--—Licences

• 342 Advertising intention to apply  
• 343 Application  
• 344 Eligibility for licence  
• 345 Grant or refusal of licence  
• 346 Application for renewal  
• 347 Renewal  
• 348 Adjacent premises  
• 349 Variation of an approval in principle or a licence  
• 350 Cancellation of an approval in principle or a licence  
• 351 Return of certificate or licence  
• 352 Change of controlling person  

PART 3--ENFORCEMENT

• 353 Reporting breach  
• 354 Records  
• 355 Powers of entry  
• 356 Offence related search and seizure at licensed premises  
• 357 Entry to premises of unlicensed service—search warrant  
• 358 Notice to enforce requirements  
• 359 Power to suspend operation if service unsafe  
• 360 Removal of children in emergency  

PART 4--OFFENCES

• 361 Provision of care as part of family day care scheme  
• 362 Carrying on unapproved or unlicensed childrens service at child care centre  
• 363 Advertising certain childrens services  
• 364 Contravention of condition of approval in principle or licence  
• 365 Offences in relation to approval in principle or licence documents  
• 366 Obligations on proprietors, controlling people and carers  
• 367 Meaning of young child  
• 368 Employing a child or young person  
• 369 Employment of children and young people in certain businesses etc  
• 370 Employment of young children  
• 371 Light work excepted  
• 372 Family businesses excepted  
• 373 Employment not to interfere with schooling etc  
• 374 Dangerous employment  
• 375 Regulation of employment of children and young people  
• 376 Duty of employers of children and young people  
• 377 Child or young person not to render certain measures ineffective  
• 378 Part subject to certain provisions of Education Act  
• 379 Meaning of order  
• 380 Appeal to Supreme Court  
• 381 Application of Magistrates Court Acts  
• 382 Barring of appeal if order to review granted  
• 383 Orders that Supreme Court may make  
• 384 Review of decisions  
• 385 Decision to refuse to grant licence may not be stayed or otherwise affected pending outcome of review  
• 386 Presumption of age  
• 387 False statements  
• 388 Tattooing of children and young people  
• 389 Offences in relation to child or young person subject to an order  
• 390 Offence to harbour or conceal child or young person  
• 391 Obstruction  
• 392 Impersonation and false representations  
• 393 Things connected with offences  
• 394 Extended meaning of offence  
• 395 Search and seizure  
• 396 Search warrants  
• 397 Entry in emergencies  
• 398 Consent to entry  
• 399 Power to conduct personal search of child or young person  
• 400 Rules for conduct of personal search  
• 401 Safekeeping of things seized  
• 402 Making standards  
• 403 Publication in Gazette  
• 404 Confidentiality generally  
• 405 Information required not to be disclosed  
• 406 Civil liability  
• 407 Immunity from suit  
• 408 Understanding proceedings  
• 409 Right of appearance  
• 410 Power of person without parental responsibility  
• 411 Notification of location of child or young person  
• 412 Declaration of attendance centres, institutions and shelters  
• 413 Child's or young person's name may be given  
• 414 Chief executive to notify births in some circumstances  
• 415 Evidentiary certificates  
• 416 Determination of fees  
• 417 Regulations  
• 418 Review  
• 419 Definitions  
• 420 Repeal of Children's Services Act  
• 421 Things done by Minister or director before the commencement day  
• 422 First meeting of the Childrens Services Council  
• 423 Orders naming director  
• 424 Childrens Court Magistrate  
• 425 Parts 4 and 4A of the repealed Act  
• 426 Emergency action—s 73 and s 74 of repealed Act  
• 427 Emergency action—s 75 and s 76 of repealed Act  
• 428 CSA applications  
• 429 Community advocate a party  
• 430 Procedural changes in relation to CSA applications  
• 431 Adjournment orders under CSA  
• 432 Length of s 81 orders  
• 433 Final care orders in force immediately before commencement day  
• 434 Declarations made immediately before commencement day  
• 435 Information laid for warrant  
• 436 Access orders  
• 437 Periodical review of orders  
• 438 Notations  
• 439 Undertakings  
• 440 Child care centres  
• 441 Suspension of licences and directions to comply  
• 442 Family day care schemes  
• 443 Attendance centres, institutions and shelters  
• 444 AAT Appeals  
• 445 Modification of Chapter's operation  
• 446 Expiry of Chapter  
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