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Ministry of Justice – Child Protection Policy Author Bev Bunker Role Workforce Implementation Manager Business Unit Vulnerable Children Programme Date 11/08/2015 Version Final Table of Contents Introduction 3 Purpose 3 Scope 3 Responsibilities 3 Publication and Review 3 Policy Review 3 Policy Authorisation 4 Authorisation 4 Policy 5 Key principles 5 Definitions 5 Identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect 7 Identifyi...
Legal aid for protection orders Information about applying for legal aid for protection orders More information For more information about legal aid, contact your local legal aid office or go to the Ministry of Justice website justice.govt.nz/legal-aid Family Courts are within district courts. To find the nearest one look in the blue pages of the phonebook under ‘Justice’ or go to justice.govt.nz/family-court For more information about protection orders and the Domestic Vi...
Environmental Protection Authority (Protection of the Environment) Amendment Bill 25 March 2015 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Environmental Protection Authority (Protection of the Environment) Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Environmental Protection Authority (Protection of the Environment) Amendment Bill ('the Bill') is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in...
...also ensure that children’s agencies work together to improve the well-being of vulnerable children. The legislation introduced the requirement for: • A vulnerable children’s plan • Safety checking and the workforce restriction • Child protection policies The new measures are being phased in over several years and in some cases, these initiatives bring in new requirements for various agencies, organisations and roles. The Ministry of Justice has specific implementation...
About Family Violence and Protection Orders Family Violence and Protection Orders If you or your children experience family violence, you can apply for a Protection Order. This is a legal document to stop the person who was violent hurting you or contacting you. If you feel you’re in danger now, call Police on 111. What’s family violence? Family violence is violence that happens within families/ whānau or close personal relationships. Family violence can be hurting someone phys...
...Our Ref: ATT395/112 1. I have reviewed this Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. I conclude that no apparent inconsistency arises. 2. The Bill proposes a number of amendments to the Domestic Violence Act 1955 and the Care of Children Act 2004 relating to the protection of child victims of domestic violence and streamlining court processes. The Bill also proposes to amend the Adoption Act 1955 (with consequential amendments to other legislation) to include...
Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill 20 June 2006 Attorney-General LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: PROTECTED DISCLOSURES AMENDMENT BILL 1. We have assessed whether the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’), (PCO 7736/13) is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). We understand that this Bill will be considered by the Cabinet Legislation Committee at its meeting on 28 June 2007....
...For support with money • Work and Income: 0800 559 009 For questions about the Court and legal process • Ministry of Justice: 0800 224 733 (9am-5pm, Mon-Fri) 2 3 UNDERSTANDING YOUR PROTECTION ORDER (PROTECTED PERSON) Your Temporary Protection Order has been granted. The Temporary Protection Order sets out the rules that the Respondent (the person you applied for protection against) must follow. These are called conditions. There ma...
Contents Protection Order applications Protection Order application data is extracted from a live dataset that is used for operational purposes, meaning the data will be updated with late data entry and active applications progressing through the court process. Therefore, this data may differ to data reported elsewhere with a different extraction date. These tables were extracted on 1 March 2021. Contents: Table 1: Total number of Protection Order applications filed, 2011 - 2020 T...
Contents Protection Order applications Protection Order application data is extracted from a live dataset that is used for operational purposes, meaning the data will be updated with late data entry and active applications progressing through the court process. Therefore, this data may differ to data reported elsewhere with a different extraction date. These tables were extracted on 28 February 2022. Contents: Table 1: Total number of Protection Order applications filed, 2012 - 2021...