What the official record says
This Act is the Oranga Tamariki (Parent’s and Guardian’s Responsibility) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (the ). The purpose of this Act is— to allow the Youth Court to recognise the link between a parent’s or guardian’s deficient behaviour toward their children, and offences committed by their child as a result of that behaviour, by giving Youth Court Judges the ability to impose conditions on parents and guardians lawfully entrusted with the custody and care of a child or young person charged with an offence and released on bail; and to provide an incentive for parents and guardians to stop and assess their own behaviour by making them liable for breaches of the court o