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DSW v OF (3 November 1994) YC, Auckland, Harvey DCJ

Name: DSW v OF
Unreported
File number:
Date: 3 November 1994
Court: Youth Court
Location: Auckland
Judge: Harvey DCJ
CYPFA: s368
Charge: Grievous Bodily Harm
Key Title: Secure Care

Summary: Application for secure care. Whether young person should be kept in secure care; application based upon agreement with Weymouth authorities and local authority; whether that agreement overrides provisions of s368; Held: Agreement does not override provisions of s368; Department must establish grounds within statutory framework.