Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill - Amendment paper No 367
Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill - Amendment paper No 367
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Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill - Amendment paper No 367
No 367
House of Representatives
Amendment Paper
Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill
Proposed amendment
Kahurangi Carter, in Committee, to move the following amendment:
New clause 15A
After clause 15 (page 7, after line 31), insert:
15A Section 368 (Grounds for placement in secure care)
In section 368(1)(a), after “apply”, insert “and all reasonable modern de-escalation practices have been recorded and exhausted prior to the child or young person being placed in secure care”.
Explanatory note
This Amendment Paper inserts new clause 15A into the Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill to amend section 368 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. This amendment will add a further condition that de-escalation processes are utilised before a child or young person can be placed in secure care. This prevents secure care being used as a punitive approach, promotes the responsibility for staff to be well trained in de-escalation methods, and provides checks and balances to ensure that power is used appropriately.
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