Guardianship Amendment Act 1982
Guardianship Amendment Act 1982
Guardianship Amendment Act 1982
Guardianship Amendment Act 1982
Public Act |
1982 No 74 |
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Date of assent |
23 November 1982 |
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Contents
An Act to amend the Guardianship Act 1968
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1 Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Guardianship Amendment Act 1982, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Guardianship Act 1968 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).
2 Jurisdiction of Courts
Section 4(3) of the principal Act (as enacted by section 3 of the Guardianship Amendment Act 1980) is hereby amended by inserting, after the words “interim custody”
, the words “or an application for interim access”
.
3 Reports from Director-General
Section 29(1) of the principal Act (as enacted by section 16 of the Guardianship Amendment Act 1980) is hereby amended by repealing subsection (1), and substituting the following subsection:
“(1)
In any case where the Court so directs in respect of any application for guardianship or custody or access (other than interim custody or interim access), a copy of the application shall be supplied to the Director-General.”
This Act is administered in the Department of Justice.