CM03 OTA Care and Protection Flashcards
What age is a child?
Under the age of 14
What age is a young person?
14-17
What is the paramount consideration?
The wellbeing and best interests of the child or young person are first and paramount considerations
What is the agency that Police works with to investigate child abuse?
Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
What is Section 48?
Unaccompanied child found either
- delivered into parent/guardian care OR
- placed in custody of OT
What is Section 42?
Search without warrant if CRITICALLY NECESSARY to protect CYP
- Place in care of OT
What is the reporting guidelines under Section 39 and 42
Report must be made to Commissioner for Children
What is Section 10B of Summary Offences Act
Children left unattended
- Depends on length of time
- Conditions child was left in
What does it mean for a child to be βin need of care or protection?β
- Parents/guardians unable to care for child
- Behaving in a harmful manner
- Parents unable/unwilling to control
- 10-13yo committed an offence (depending on nature and number)
What is Section 39
Place of safety warrant
- Suffered or likely to suffer serious ill treatment, deprivation or harm
- must NOT be deemed critically necessary
- referred to Youth Aid