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Info Sheet

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Care and Protection of Children and Young People

Sometimes the parents or other caregivers of a child or young person are unable or unwilling to care for them adequately and look after their development and well-being. In those cases the...

Care of Children

The Care of Children Act 2004 aims to help parents come to good decisions about how they’ll work together to look after their children, even if the parents separate.

Children and Young People - Youth Justice

These pages explain how children and young people are dealt with when they break the law or are suspected of breaking the law. This area is governed by the youth justice sections of the ...

Children and Young People - Legal Rights

As children grow into young adults, they progressively become more capable of making decisions for themselves. The law recognises this growth in personal maturity by providing young people...

Children and Young People - At School

New Zealand children have a legal right to an education, and they spend a significant part of their childhood years attending school. In order to maintain a safe and effective place of lea...

Freephone

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0800 22 44 53 Office of the Children's Commissioner

For enquiries or concerns relating to the welfare of children and young people. The Office of the...more

09 309 6967 YouthLaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki Inc

Youthlaw accepts collect calls and provides free legal advice for young people. Dial 010 and as...more

All resources

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Can I Be Hit? The Law On Corporal Punishment (Dec 2009)

When is the use of force an assault? What protections do you have?

Contact: YouthLaw - Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki
Found In: Family & Personal > Child Abuse & Neglect
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: free online

Child Youth and Family services (2008)

Information about family group conferences, care and protection processes, youth justice processes and complaints processes, and information for Child Youth and Family caregivers

Contact: Commissioner for Children, Office of the
Found In: Justice System > Youth Justice
Format: Fact Sheet

Children and health (2008)

Information about child consent, doctors' fees, keeping children healthy, and dealing with concerns about children's mental health

Contact: Commissioner for Children, Office of the
Found In: Health & Disability > Medical & Dental
Format: Website

Children are unbeatable (2007)

Seven reasons not to hit children - written by Rhonda Pritchard

Contact: Commissioner for Children, Office of the
Found In: Family & Personal > Parenting
Format: Booklet

Curfews - are they legal? (Dec 2008)

Are Police curfews legally enforceable? What can the Police do?

Contact: YouthLaw - Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki
Found In: Justice System > Police
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: free online