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Chetwin, Alison

The domestic violence legislation and child access in New Zealand Alison Chetwin, Trish Knaggs & Patricia Te Wairere Ahahi Young - Wellington, New Zealand : Ministry of Justice, 1999 - 103 p., 30 cm ; computer file : World Wide Web

This report is an evaluation of the operation and impact of the new supervised access provisions in the Guardianship Act and the Domestic Violence Act. It examines whether they promote the welfare of the child, and whether they are fulfilling the objective of protecting children from violent parents in cases where access has been applied for. Concludes that the supervised access provisions have led to safer access arrangements for children in families where there has been violence. Disturbingly, despite the new provisions, some children remain in situations of risk and exposure to violence. Record #3224

ISBN: 0478201419 (pbk)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Ministry of Justice | Tahū o te Ture

Subjects--Topical Terms:
CHILD ABUSE
CONTACT (ACCESS)
CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic Violence Act 1995
FAMILY COURT
GUARDIANSHIP
Guardianship Act 1968
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
LEGISLATION

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
NEW ZEALAND

Dewey Class. No.: 346.015 CHE