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Child, Youth and Family’s statutory role is defined by the following legislation:

The Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989
The Adoption Act 1955
The Adult Adoption Information Act 1985
The Adoption (Inter-country) Act 1997
The Guardianship Act 1968

Online copies of this legislation (unannotated and non-consolidated) are available through the New Zealand legislation - consolidated web site. To read any of the Acts listed above, click on its title.

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