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Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 (SR 1996/174) PURSUANT to section 127 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995, His Excellency the Governor­General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regu­ lations.
Contents Part 1 Preliminary provisions Title and commencement Interpretation Part 2 Provision of programmes Programmes for protected persons Form of request Programmes for adults Programmes for children Number of programme sessions Programme provider to provide report on completion of programme Programmes for respondents and associated respondents 8 9 10 Number of programme sessions Notice of time and place of ﬁrst programme session Other notices Information for programme providers 11 Information to be provided to programme providers Note These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Justice.
Page 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 11 11 1 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Part 3 Approval of programme providers and programmes Applications for approval Chief executive may call for applications Applications for approval as programme providers Assessment of applications of individuals by chief executive Approval of programme providers Approval of persons as individual programme providers Requirements for approval as individual programme providers Further requirements for approval as individual programme providers Chief Executive may make determinations relating to approval of individual programme providers [Revoked] Conditional approval of individual programme providers Effect of approval as individual programme provider Assessment of organisations by chief executive Approval of approved agencies Approval of organisations as approved agencies Requirements for approval as approved agencies Further requirements for approval as approved agencies Chief Executive may make determinations relating to approval of approved agencies [Revoked] Effect of approval as approved agency Notiﬁcation of authorised persons Approval of programmes Contents and presentation of programmes Maori values and concepts Programmes for adult protected persons Goals of programmes for adult protected persons Structure of programmes for adult protected persons Programmes for children Goals of children’s programmes Structure of children’s programmes Programmes for respondents 12 13 13A 19A 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Goal of respondents’ programmes 2 13 26 27 28 29 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 33 Structure of respondents’ programmes Duration of approvals 34 Duration of approval Notiﬁcation of change in circumstances 35 Notiﬁcation of change in circumstances 36 Variation of approval Variation of approvals Renewal of approvals Application for renewal of approval [Revoked]
 Renewal of approval of individual programme providers [Revoked] Renewal of approval of approved agencies [Revoked] Cancellation of approvals Cancellation of approval of individual programme provider Cancellation of approval as approved agency Surrender of approval Effect of cancellation Notiﬁcation of decisions and proposed decisions Notiﬁcation of decisions Notiﬁcation of proposed decisions Part 4 Constitution and functions of approval panel Constitution and functions of approval panel Appointment of members to approval panels Procedure for appointment of members Terms of members Terms of departmental members Vacancies in membership Co­opted members Terms and powers of co­opted members Appointment of deputies Terms of appointment of deputies Removal or resignation from ofﬁce Remuneration and expenses Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 General powers of approval panel 58 General powers of approval panel General powers of approval panels 59 General powers of approval panels [Revoked] Part 5 Procedure Meetings generally 60 61 62 63 64 Chairperson Meetings Quorum Decisions Procedure 65 Conﬂict of interest Conﬂict of interest Procedures for dealing with applications Consideration of applications [Revoked] Request for further information Matters may be transferred [Revoked] Appearance at panel meeting Constitution of panel if regulation 27 applies to programme Chief executive to keep register Part 6 Transitional provisions relating to Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 Duration of approvals Applications made or decisions pending before commencement of Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 Existing panels and regulations remain in force for certain purposes Application for renewal of approvals Applications made on or after commencement of Domestic
 Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 Appointment of approval panel Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 1 r 2 1 (1) (2) 2 (1) Part 1 Preliminary provisions Title and commencement These regulations may be cited as the Domestic Violence (Pro­ grammes) Regulations 1996.
These regulations shall come into force on the 1st day of July 1996.
As a programme provider to provide a programme; and Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— The Act means the Domestic Violence Act 1995 Adult protected person means a protected person who is not a child Applicant, other than in Part 2 of these regulations, means a person or organisation who applies under these regulations to be approved as a programme provider Approval means approval— (a) (b) Of a programme: Approval panel means the approval panel established under regulation 46 Approval panel: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regula­ tion 3(1) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Authorised person means a person authorised by an approved agency to provide a programme for the agency Authority, in Part 2 of these regulations, means an authority given pursuant to section 29 of the Act Chief Executive means the Chief Executive of the Depart­ ment for Courts Child means a person who is under the age of 17 years; but does not include a person who is or has been married, in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship Child: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 12 Rela­ tionships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3) by inserting the words “, in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship”.
5 Part 1 r 2 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Client group means one of the following groups of people to whom a programme may be provided Adult protected persons: (a) Protected persons who are children: (b) Respondents and associated respondents: (c) Direction means a direction made under section 32 of the Act Domestic violence offence means any offence that consists of or includes conduct that is domestic violence Group programme means a programme intended for presen­ tation to a group of people Individual programme means a programme intended for presentation to an individual person Individual programme provider means a person approved by an approval panel to provide a programme personally (whether a group programme or an individual programme) Protected person, in relation to a protection order, means— (a) (b) Any child of that person’s family: (c) The person for whose protection the order is made: Any person for whose beneﬁt the order applies pursuant to a direction made under section 16 of the Act: Protection order,— (a) (b) (c) Has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Act; and Includes any order that is deemed, by section 133(3) of the Act, to be a protection order; and For the purposes of regulation 15 of these regulations, includes any order of a similar nature made under any corresponding previous enactment: Region[Revoked] Region: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 3(2) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
[Revoked] Working day means any day of the week other than— (a) Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, the Sovereign’s birthday, and Wai­ tangi Day; and 6 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 2 r 5 (b) A day in the period commencing with the 25th day of December in any year and ending with the 2nd day of January in the following year.
(2) Where any expression used in these regulations is not deﬁned in these regulations but is deﬁned in the Act, then unless the context otherwise requires, that expression has, in these regu­ lations, the meaning given to it in the Act.
Part 2 Provision of programmes Programmes for protected persons 3 4 (1) (2) 5 (1) Form of request Every request made under section 29 of the Act to a Registrar to authorise the provision of a programme must,— (a) Be included on an application for a protection order; or (b) Where the request is made after the making of a pro­ tection order, be made in the form for the time being approved by the Chief Executive.
Programmes for adults Subject to section 29(4) of the Act and to subclause (2) of this regulation, where a request is made under section 29 of the Act in relation to an adult protected person, the Registrar must authorise the provision of a group programme to that person.

If no group programme is available or appropriate for the pro­ tected person, the Registrar must authorise the provision of an individual programme to that person.
Programmes for children Subject to section 29(4) of the Act, where a request is made under section 29 of the Act in relation to a protected person who is a child, the Registrar must authorise the provision, to that child, of— (a) (b) An individual programme.
A group programme; or (2) Where— 7 Part 2 r 6 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (a) The Registrar authorises the provision of a programme to a child; and (b) On completion of the initial interview, the programme provider considers that the programme is not appropri­ ate for that child,— the programme provider must notify the Registrar.
(3) On receiving notiﬁcation pursuant to subclause (2) of this the Registrar must authorise the provision of regulation, another programme to that child, unless— The request has been withdrawn; or (a) The programme provider has recommended that some (b) other course of action, other than referral to a pro­ gramme, is appropriate to assist the child to deal with the effects of domestic violence.
6 7 Number of programme sessions Where a Registrar authorises the provision of a programme to a protected person, the number of programme sessions that may be provided to that person are the number of sessions speciﬁed in respect of that programme by the approval panel when approving that programme.
Programme provider to provide report on completion of programme (1) Where a Registrar authorises the provision of a programme to a protected person, the programme provider must, within 14 days after— (a) (b) whichever is the earlier, notify that fact to the Registrar.

The notice given under subclause (1) of this regulation must be in the form for the time being approved by the Chief Executive.
The programme concludes; or The protected person ceases to attend the programme,— (2) Programmes for respondents and associated respondents 8 (1) Where, Number of programme sessions in a direction, to section 33(1)(a)(i) of the Act, speciﬁes the number of sessions the Court, pursuant 8 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 2 r 9 that a respondent or an associated respondent must attend in each month, the number of programme sessions so speciﬁed must be the number of sessions speciﬁed in respect of that programme by the approval panel when approving that pro­ gramme.
(2) Where, in a direction, the Court,— (a) (b) Pursuant to section 33(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, states that the respondent or associated respondent must attend the programme for 1 session in each month and for such other session or sessions in each month as the pro­ gramme provider may from time to time specify; or Pursuant to section 33(1)(a)(iii) of the Act, states that the respondent or associated respondent must attend the programme for such number of sessions as the pro­ gramme provider may from time to time specify,— the number of sessions that the programme provider so spe­ ciﬁes must not exceed the number of sessions speciﬁed in re­ spect of that programme by the approval panel when approv­ ing that programme.
9 Notice of time and place of ﬁrst programme session (1) Where, in a direction, the Court states, pursuant to section 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, that the programme provider is to ar­ range the date on which, and the time and place at which, the respondent or associated respondent is to attend the pro­ gramme for the ﬁrst time, any notice given to that person by the programme provider pursuant to section 35(b) of the Act must be given, in writing, in one of the following ways: (a) (b) By leaving the notice with the person, or, if that person does not accept it, by putting it down in that person’s presence and bringing it to his or her notice: By sending the notice by ordinary post addressed to the person at— (i) The address for service given for the purposes of the proceedings to which the direction relates; or That person’s last known or usual place of resi­ dence in New Zealand: (ii) (c) If the address for service given for the purposes of the proceedings to which the direction relates is the ofﬁce of 9 Part 2 r 9 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (d) a lawyer, and that lawyer has a number to which docu­ ments may be sent by facsimile transmission, by trans­ mitting the notice to that lawyer by facsimile transmis­ sion: In such other manner as the Court directs.
(2) Where a notice is sent by post in accordance with subclause (1)(b) of this regulation, the notice is deemed to have been duly given on the earlier of— (a) The ﬁfth working day after the day on which it was so posted; or The day on which it was received.
(b) (3) Where a notice is sent by facsimile transmission in accordance with subclause (1)(c) of this regulation, the notice is deemed, subject to subclauses (4) and (5) of this regulation, to have been duly given on the second working day after the day on which it was so transmitted.
(4) Where a notice is transmitted to a facsimile number after 5 pm on any day, then, subject to subclause (5) of this regulation, that notice is deemed to have been duly given on the second working day after the day on which the notice is received in a complete and legible condition.
(5) A notice transmitted to a facsimile number is deemed to have The contrary is shown; and been received in a complete and legible condition unless,— (a) (b) As soon as practicable after the transmission is con­ cluded, the person to whom the notice was transmitted notiﬁes the person who transmitted the notice that the notice was incomplete or illegible, or both, when it was received.
(6) Where a notice is sent by facsimile transmission in accord­ ance with subclause (1)(c) of this regulation, the lawyer to whom the notice was transmitted must, on receiving the no­ tice, immediately give to the person by whom the notice was sent an acknowledgement, in writing or by facsimile transmis­ sion, that the notice has been received and must include in that acknowledgement a statement of the date of receipt.
10 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 2 r 11 10 (1) (2) Other notices Every notice given under section 39(1) of the Act that a re­ spondent or an associated respondent has failed to attend a programme must be in the form for the time being approved by the Chief Executive.

Every notice given under section 40 of the Act that a pro­ gramme has concluded must be in the form for the time being approved by the Chief Executive.
Information for programme providers Information to be provided to programme providers 11 (1) Where the Registrar notiﬁes a programme provider— (a) (b) That, pursuant to section 29 of the Act, the Registrar has authorised the provision of a programme to a protected person; or That, pursuant to section 32 of the Act, the Court has directed a respondent or an associated respondent to at­ tend a programme,— the Registrar must also— (c) (d) Forward to the programme provider a copy of the pro­ tection order in respect of which the authority was given or, as the case requires, the direction was made; and Ensure that the programme provider is notiﬁed of— (i) The information speciﬁed in subclause (2) of this regulation; and Such other information as the Court directs in any particular case.
(ii) (2) Subject to subclause (3) of this regulation, the Registrar must ensure that the programme provider is notiﬁed of such infor­ mation as is available to the Registrar in respect of the follow­ ing matters: (a) In relation to domestic violence used by the respondent or the associated respondent, or both,— (i) When the domestic violence ﬁrst began: (ii) The nature of the domestic violence on which the application for the protection order was based: (iii) The frequency with which domestic violence was used before the making of the protection order: 11 Part 2 r 11 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (iv) Whether domestic violence was used against any child of the applicant’s family, and, if so, the nature of that domestic violence: The length of the relationship between the applicant and respondent: (b) (c) Whether the parties to the application have been par­ ties (or some of the parties) to any previous application under the Act or any corresponding previous enactment: (d) Whether allegations of drug abuse or alcohol abuse have been made in the course of the proceedings: (e) Where the protection order is a temporary order, (f) An authority has been given; or whether the order has been served: In any case where— (i) (ii) A direction has been made— in relation to any other person who is a party to the pro­ ceedings or is a protected person under the protection order, the name and contact address of the programme provider to whom that other person has been referred.
(3) Where— (a) Any of the information to which subclause (1) of this regulation applies is not available at the time the in­ formation is required to be notiﬁed to the programme provider, but subsequently becomes available; or The Registrar subsequently receives information that is additional to, or different from, the information initially notiﬁed to the programme provider in accordance with that provision,— (b) the Registrar must ensure that the programme provider is noti­ ﬁed, as soon as practicable, of the information that has become available or, as the case may be, that additional or different in­ formation.
12 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 13 Part 3 Approval of programme providers and programmes Applications for approval 12 (1) Chief executive may call for applications The chief executive may call for applications from persons or organisations (whether incorporated or unincorporated) who wish to be approved as programme providers.
(2) Without limiting subclause (1), the chief executive may call for applications from persons or organisations (whether in­ corporated or unincorporated) who wish to be approved as pro­ gramme providers in respect of particular client groups.

Regulations 12 and 13 were substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 4 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
13 (1) (2) (3) the full name and address of the applicant: Applications for approval as programme providers Every application for approval as a programme provider must be made in writing to the chief executive.

Every application must be set out in 2 parts.
Part 1 must contain the following information relating to the applicant: (a) (b) whether the applicant is a person applying for approval as an individual programme provider, or is an organisa­ tion applying for approval as an approved agency that may authorise persons to provide programmes in ac­ cordance with the terms of its approval: any other information that will assist the chief execu­ tive or approval panel, as the case may be, in assessing whether or not the applicant meets the requirements of regulations 15 and 16 (in the case of an application for approval as an individual programme provider) or regu­ lations 21 and 22 (in the case of an application for ap­ proval as an approved agency): (c) (d) whether, in the case of an application for approval as an individual programme provider, unconditional approval or approval subject to conditions is sought and, if con­ 13 Part 3 r 13A Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 ditional approval is sought, the nature of the proposed conditions.
(4) (5) (6) Part 2 must contain the following information relating to the programme that the applicant wishes to provide: (a) (b) the client group to which the programme relates: any other information that will assist the approval panel or chief executive, as the case may be, in assessing whether the programme meets the requirements of regu­ lation 26: whether the programme is designed as a group pro­ gramme or as an individual programme, or both: if the programme is designed as a group programme, the proposed size of the group.
(c) (d) Every application must also contain any other information rea­ sonably required by the chief executive or the approval panel to enable the chief executive or the approval panel to perform the chief executive’s functions or the approval panel’s func­ tions.
If, in the same application, an applicant applies for approval as a programme provider in respect of— 2 or more client groups; or (a) (b) 2 or more programmes,— the applicant must include the information that is sufﬁcient to enable the chief executive or the approval panel, as necessary, to assess the application in relation to each client group or each programme, as the case may be.
Regulations 12 and 13 were substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 4 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
13A Assessment of applications of individuals by chief executive The chief executive— (a) must assess, under subclause (2), an application for approval as an individual programme provider that is made in response to a call for applications under regu­ lation 12: (b) may, but need not, assess, under subclause (2), an application for approval as an individual programme (1) 14 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 14 provider that is not made in response to a call for applications under regulation 12.
(2) (3) (4) 14 (1) If an application for approval as an individual programme provider is assessed by the chief executive, the chief executive must refer it to the approval panel if the applicant satisﬁes the chief executive, by the production of any information that the chief executive reasonably requires, that the applicant meets the requirements of regulations 15(3) and 16.
For the purposes of subclause (2), the chief executive may, in­ stead of requiring the applicant to produce further information, rely on— (a) any previous determination made by the chief executive in connection with a previous application by the appli­ cant that the applicant meets the requirements of regu­ lations 15(3) and 16: any previous determination made by an approval panel before the commencement of the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 in con­ nection with a previous application by the applicant that the applicant meets the requirements of regulations 15(3) and 16.
(b) If the chief executive decides, under subclause (1)(b), not to assess an application or if the application is assessed under subclause (2) but the chief executive is not satisﬁed that the ap­ plicant meets the requirements of regulations 15(3) and 16 and the chief executive does not instead refer the application to the approval panel under regulation 18(1), the chief executive must refuse the application.
Regulation 13A was inserted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 4 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Approval of programme providers Approval of persons as individual programme providers The approval panel may approve an applicant as an individual programme provider if— (a) the application is referred to the panel by the chief ex­ ecutive under regulation 13A(2) or regulation 18(1); and 15 Part 3 r 15 (b) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 the applicant satisﬁes the approval panel, by the produc­ tion of any information that the approval panel reason­ ably requires, that— (i) the applicant meets the requirements of regula­ tion 15(1), (2), and (4); and the programme that the applicant wishes to pro­ vide meets the requirements of regulation 26.
(ii) (2) An approval may be unconditional or subject to conditions imposed by the chief executive under regulation 18.

Regulation 14 was substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 5 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
15 (1) Requirements for approval as individual programme providers Every applicant for approval as an individual programme provider must have the following: (a) Knowledge and understanding of the nature and effects of domestic violence: (b) Knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of vio­ (c) lent domestic relationships: Knowledge of, and skills and expertise in relation to, the client group for which the applicant wishes to provide a programme: (d) Where the application relates to the provision of a group programme, group facilitation skills: (e) Where persons in the client group for which the appli­ cant wishes to provide a programme are likely to be pri­ marily Maori, knowledge and understanding of Tikanga Maori, including the Maori values and concepts set out in regulation 27 of these regulations: (f) Where persons in the client group for which the appli­ cant wishes to provide a programme are likely to belong primarily to any other cultural or ethnic group, know­ ledge and understanding of the relevant values and be­ liefs of that group.
(2) Where— (a) An applicant applies for approval as an individual pro­ gramme provider; and 16 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 16 (b) At any time within the 3 years immediately before the date of the application,— (i) (ii) The applicant has been a protected person; or The applicant has been the victim of a domestic violence offence,— the applicant must show that he or she has addressed the effects of domestic violence on his or her own life.
(3) An applicant must not be approved as an individual pro­ gramme provider if, at any time within the 3 years immedi­ ately before the date of the application,— (a) A protection order has been made against the applicant; or The applicant has been convicted of a domestic violence offence.
(b) (4) Subject to subclause (3) of this regulation, where— (a) An applicant applies for approval as an individual pro­ gramme provider; and (b) At any time, whether before or after the commencement of these regulations,— (i) A protection order has been made against the ap­ plicant; or The applicant has been convicted of a domestic violence offence,— (ii) the applicant must not be approved unless the applicant shows that he or she has accepted responsibility for his or her violent behaviour.
16 (1) Further requirements for approval as individual programme providers Every applicant for approval as an individual programme provider must,— (a) Be a member of a professional body, or accountable to an organisation, being a body or organisation which, in the opinion of the chief executive, has in place— (i) A code of ethics or practice; and (ii) An effective complaints procedure; and (iii) An appropriate level of continuing education for its members or for the people who are account­ able to it, as the case may be; and 17 Part 3 r 17 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (2) (c) (b) Where the applicant holds himself or herself out as be­ ing a member of a professional body of the kind re­ ferred to in paragraph (a) of this subclause, hold such current membership of that body as permits the appli­ cant to practise his or her profession without limitation or restriction; and Receive an appropriate level of peer supervision or peer review, whether that supervision or review is provided by a professional body or organisation of the kind re­ ferred to in paragraph (a) of this subclause or otherwise.
Every applicant for approval as an individual programme provider must have in place systems that will— (a) Ensure the assessment and ongoing review of the needs of people attending programmes that the applicant pro­ vides; and Provide for communication between the applicant and any other programme provider who is providing a pro­ gramme to any other person who is protected by, or sub­ ject to, the same protection order; and Ensure, to the greatest extent possible, the safety of every person during his or her attendance at pro­ grammes provided by the applicant; and Provide for regular monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of such programmes and the presentation of such programmes.
(b) (c) (d) Subclause (1)(a) was amended, as from 25 November 2002, by regulation 3 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2002 (SR 2002/365), by substituting the words “in the opinion of the chief executive” for the words “in the opinion of the approval panel”.
17 Chief Executive may make determinations relating to approval of individual programme providers [Revoked] Regulation 17 was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 6 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
18 Conditional approval of individual programme providers (1) Despite regulations 15 and 16, the chief executive, if he or she considers it appropriate, may refer an application to the ap­ 18 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 19A (b) proval panel if the chief executive is satisﬁed that an applicant for approval as an individual programme provider— (a) is not a member of a professional body of the kind re­ ferred to in regulation 16(1)(a), but is taking steps to attain such membership; or is a member of a professional body of the kind referred to in regulation 16(1)(b), but— (i) is limited or restricted in the way in which he or she is permitted by that body to practice his or her profession; and is taking steps to have those limits or restrictions removed.
(ii) (2) (3) 19 If the approval panel approves an applicant as an individual programme provider under regulation 14, following the ref­ erence of the application to the panel under subclause (1), the approval of the applicant as an individual programme provider is subject to any conditions imposed by the chief executive.

The period for which a conditional approval is in force is 1 year.
Regulation 18 was substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 7 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Effect of approval as individual programme provider The effect of the approval of a person as an individual pro­ gramme provider is that the person is a programme provider who may, in accordance with the terms of his or her approval, provide the programme speciﬁed in his or her approval.
19A Assessment of organisations by chief executive (1) The chief executive— (a) must assess, under subclause (2), an application for ap­ proval as an approved agency that is made in response to a call for applications under regulation 12: (b) may, but need not, assess, under subclause (2), an ap­ plication for approval as an approved agency that is not made in response to a call for applications under regu­ lation 12.
(2) If an application by an organisation for approval as an ap­ proved agency is assessed by the chief executive, the chief 19 Part 3 r 20 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (3) (4) 20 (1) executive must refer it to the approval panel if the applicant satisﬁes the chief executive, by the production of any infor­ mation that the chief executive reasonably requires, that the applicant meets the requirements of regulation 22.
For the purposes of subclause (2), the chief executive may, in­ stead of requiring the applicant to produce further information, rely on— (a) any previous determination made by the chief executive in connection with a previous application by the appli­ cant that the applicant meets the requirements of regu­ lation 22: any previous determination made by an approval panel before the commencement of the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 in con­ nection with a previous application by the applicant that the applicant meets the requirements of regulation 22.
If the chief executive decides, under subclause (1)(b), not to assess an application or if the application is assessed under subclause (2) but the chief executive is not satisﬁed that the applicant meets the requirements of regulation 22, the chief executive must refuse the application.

Regulation 19A was inserted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 8 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
(b) Approval of approved agencies (b) Approval of organisations as approved agencies If an applicant is an organisation, the approval panel may ap­ prove the applicant as an approved agency if— (a) the application is referred to the panel by the chief ex­ ecutive under regulation 19A(2); and the applicant satisﬁes the approval panel, by the produc­ tion of any information that the approval panel reason­ ably requires, that— (i) the applicant meets the requirements of regula­ tion 21; and the programme that the applicant wishes to pro­ vide meets the requirements of regulation 26.
(ii) (2) Without limiting subclause (1), an approval panel may require the applicant to provide information on all or any of the follow­ 20 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 21 ing matters to assist the approval panel in assessing whether or not the applicant meets the requirements of regulation 21: (a) the persons who the organisation proposes to author­ ise to provide programmes, including (without limita­ tion)— (i) the full names and addresses of those persons; and a summary of the knowledge, skills, and expert­ ise of those persons: (ii) the date on which the organisation was established: (b) (c) the objectives and functions of the organisation: (d) whether the organisation has, in the past, provided pro­ grammes similar to those for which the applicant seeks approval.
Regulation 20 was substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 9 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

21 (1) (2) Requirements for approval as approved agencies Subject to subclause (2)(b) of this regulation, every applicant for approval as an approved agency must have in place a sys­ tem which ensures that only those persons who meet the re­ quirements set out in regulation 15 of these regulations are au­ thorised by that agency to provide programmes.
Every applicant for approval as an approved agency must have in place systems which ensure that, where the approved agency authorises any person to provide a programme,— (a) The authority has effect for a stated period, being not more than the duration of the agency’s approval; and The authority is made subject to conditions if the agency is satisﬁed that any of the circumstances set out in any of paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 18(1) of these regulations applies; and The authority is varied, or the conditions imposed on the authority are discharged, if the agency is satisﬁed that the authorised person meets those conditions; and The authority is reviewed at regular intervals, taking into account— (b) (c) (d) 21 Part 3 r 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (i) Whether the authorised person continues to meet the requirements of regulation 15 of these regu­ lations; and (ii) Where regulation 22(2) of these regulations ap­ plies, whether the authorised person continues to meet the requirements of regulation 16(1) of these regulations,— (iii) for the purpose of determining whether the authority should be renewed when it expires; and The authority is cancelled,— (i) If the authorised person no longer meets all or any of the requirements of regulation 15 of these regulations; or (ii) Where regulation 22(2) of these regulations ap­ plies, if the authorised person no longer meets all or any of the requirements of regulation 16(1) of these regulations; or If the authorised person ceases to provide the pro­ gramme for the agency.
(iii) (e) Subclause (2)(b) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 10(a) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the words “(a) and (b)” for the words “(a) to (c)”.

Subclause (2)(d)(ii) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 10(b) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the expression “,—” for the word “; and”.
Subclause (2)(d)(iii) was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 10(c) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
22 (1) Further requirements for approval as approved agencies Subject to subclause (2) of this regulation, every applicant for approval as an approved agency must have in place, or be ac­ countable to another organisation which has in place,— (a) A code of ethics or practice; and (b) An effective complaints procedure; and (c) A relevant level of continuing education and an appro­ priate level of peer supervision or peer review for au­ thorised persons.
(2) An applicant for approval as an approved agency is not re­ quired to meet the requirements of subclause (1) of this regu­ 22 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 24 (3) 23 24 (1) (2) lation where, subject to regulation 21(2)(b) of these regula­ tions, that applicant has in place a system which ensures that only those persons who meet the requirements of regulation 16(1) of these regulations are authorised by that agency to pro­ vide programmes.
Every applicant for approval as an approved agency must have in place systems that will— (a) Ensure the assessment and ongoing review of the needs of people attending programmes that the applicant pro­ vides; and Provide for communication between the authorised per­ son and any other programme provider who is providing a programme to any other person who is protected by, or subject to, the same protection order; and Ensure, to the greatest extent possible, the safety of every person during his or her attendance at pro­ grammes provided by the applicant; and Provide for regular monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of such programmes and the presentation of such programmes.
(b) (c) (d) Chief Executive may make determinations relating to approval of approved agencies [Revoked] Regulation 23 was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 11 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Effect of approval as approved agency The effect of the approval of an organisation as an approved agency is that the organisation is a programme provider that may, in accordance with the terms of the agency’s approval,— Authorise persons to provide such programme or pro­ (a) grammes as are set out in the agency’s approval; and (b) Vary, renew, and cancel those authorisations.
For the avoidance of doubt, an approved agency— (a) May not provide a programme until the agency has, in accordance with these regulations, authorised the neces­ sary person or persons to do so; and 23 Part 3 r 25 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) May not authorise a person or persons to provide a pro­ gramme which is not an approved programme in respect of that agency.
Notiﬁcation of authorised persons Every approved agency must supply the chief executive with the names of those persons who are for the time being author­ ised by the agency to provide programmes— (a) within 2 months after the date of the agency’s approval; and after that, whenever the name of any person is added to, or removed from, the agency’s list of persons who are authorised to provide programmes; and (c) at any other times that the chief executive may require.
Regulation 25 was substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 12 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
(b) Approval of programmes (b) Contents and presentation of programmes Every programme must meet the following requirements: (a) The content of the programme must be consistent with the object of the Act (as set out in section 5 of the Act): The programme must be designed to be presented in a manner that— (i) (ii) Is consistent with the object of the Act; and Respects the cultural values and beliefs of the people attending the programme: (c) Where the programme is designed for Maori or will be provided in circumstances where the persons attend­ ing the programme are primarily Maori, the programme must take into account Tikanga Maori, including the Maori values and concepts set out in regulation 27 of these regulations: (d) Where the programme is to be provided to adult pro­ tected persons, the programme must— (i) Have the primary objective and the goals re­ quired by regulation 28 of these regulations; and Be structured in accordance with regulation 29 of these regulations: (ii) 25 26 24 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 28 (e) Where the programme is to be provided to protected persons who are children, the programme must— (i) Have the primary objective and the goals re­ quired by regulation 30 of these regulations; and Be structured in accordance with regulation 31 of these regulations: (ii) (f) Where the programme is to be provided to respondents or associated respondents, the programme must— (i) Have the primary objective and the goal required by regulation 32 of these regulations; and Be structured in accordance with regulation 33 of these regulations: (ii) (g) The programme must provide for the assessment and ongoing review of the needs of the people attending the programme.
27 Maori values and concepts Every programme that is designed for Maori or that will be provided in circumstances where the persons attending the programme are primarily Maori, must take into account Tikanga Maori, including (without limitation) the following Maori values and concepts: (a) Mana wahine (the prestige attributed to women): (b) Mana tane (the prestige attributed to men): (c) Tiaki tamariki (the importance of the safeguarding and rearing of children): (d) Whanaungatanga (family relationships and their im­ (e) (f) (g) portance): Taha wairua (the spiritual dimension of a healthy per­ son): Taha hinengaro (the psychological dimension of a healthy person): Taha tinana (the physical dimension of a healthy per­ son).
Programmes for adult protected persons 28 (1) Goals of programmes for adult protected persons Every programme for adult protected persons must have the primary objective of promoting (whether by education, infor­ 25 Part 3 r 29 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) (c) (d) (e) mation, support, or otherwise) the protection of those persons from domestic violence.
Every programme for adult protected persons must have the following goals: (a) To empower the protected person to deal with the effects of domestic violence by educating, informing, and sup­ porting that person, and building that person’s self es­ teem: To increase understanding about the nature and effects of domestic violence, including the intergenerational cycle of violence: To raise the protected person’s awareness of the social, cultural, and historical context in which domestic vio­ lence occurs, in order to help that person to put past ex­ periences in perspective: To assist the protected person to assess safety issues and to put in place strategies to maximise that person’s safety: To provide the protected person with information about— (i) The effect of protection orders and the way in which the Act operates; and The building of support networks; and (ii) (iii) The availability, content and beneﬁts of pro­ grammes for protected persons who are children, and how to request such programmes; and (iv) The content of programmes for respondents or associated respondents, and the obligations placed on respondents or associated respondents in relation to those programmes: (f) (g) To assist the protected person to develop realistic ex­ pectations of behavioural and attitudinal change in the respondent or associated respondent: To assist the protected person to identify and explore options for the future.
Structure of programmes for adult protected persons Every programme for adult protected persons must— (2) 29 26 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 30 (a) Be structured so as to ensure that the primary objective and the goals set out in regulation 28 of these regula­ tions are capable of being met during the programme; and (b) Where the programme is a group programme,— (i) Consist of a speciﬁed number of programme ses­ sions the total duration of which is not less than 20 hours and not more than 40 hours; and Be presented to 1 gender only; and (ii) (iii) Be limited to 16 people per programme (exclud­ ing the presenter); and (iv) Where possible in the circumstances, be pre­ sented by 2 programme providers if the number of people attending the programme exceeds 8; and (d) (c) Where the programme is an individual programme, con­ sist of a speciﬁed number of programme sessions the total duration of which is not less than 9 hours and not more than 12 hours; and Include, at the request of a protected person attending the programme, a ﬁnal separate session for that pro­ tected person where strategies to enhance the ongoing safety and support of that protected person are devel­ oped with such members of the protected person’s fam­ ily or whanau as the protected person has requested be present.
Programmes for children 30 (1) (2) Goals of children’s programmes Every programme for protected persons who are children must have the primary objective of assisting those children to deal with the effects of domestic violence.
Every programme for protected persons who are children must have the following goals: (a) To assist the child to express his or her feelings, includ­ ing feelings of hurt, pain, guilt, shame, and isolation in order to assist the child to deal with the effects of do­ mestic violence: 27 Part 3 r 31 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) To assist the child to develop a sense of normality, a healthy self image, and to build self esteem: To assist the child to deal with issues arising from sep­ aration or loss: To assist the child to gain a realistic perspective of the events leading to the making of the protection order, including the child’s involvement in those events: To assist the child to understand the events following the making of the protection order, including the changes in the child’s family life, and the options for the future: To help the child to build a support network: To assist the child to assess safety issues and to put in place strategies to maximise that child’s safety: To strengthen the bond between the child and his or her caregiver: To assist the child to develop— (i) Social skills and improve his or her competency in social relationships, including social relation­ ships with the child’s peers; and Strategies for non­violent conﬂict resolution and to learn anxiety management techniques and anger management techniques.
(ii) Structure of children’s programmes Every programme for protected persons who are children must— (a) Be structured so as to ensure that the primary objective and the goals set out in regulation 30 of these regula­ tions are capable of being met during the programme; and Provide for the involvement of caregivers wherever possible during the programme; and (b) (c) Where the programme is a group programme, provide that the group of children attending the programme ses­ sions must not exceed— (i) Three children, where the programme is to be presented by 1 programme provider; and Eight children, where the programme is to be presented by 2 programme providers; and (ii) 31 (1) 28 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 32 (d) Where the programme is to be presented by 2 pro­ gramme providers, provide if possible that those programme providers are different genders.
(2) Every programme for protected persons who are children must consist of a speciﬁed number of programme sessions which must— (a) Consist of an initial interview— (i) To assess the child’s needs and the suitability of the programme for that child; and (b) (ii) Which does not exceed 2 hours; and (iii) At which the child, the child’s caregiver, and such members of the child’s family or whanau (other than the respondent or associated respondent) as the caregiver has requested are present; and Consist of such other sessions the total duration of which is not more than— (i) Twenty hours, where the programme is a group programme; or Ten hours, where the programme is an individual programme— (ii) including, where requested by the child’s caregiver, a ﬁnal separate session for that child with the caregiver and such members of the child’s family or whanau as the caregiver has requested be present.
Programmes for respondents 32 (1) (2) Goal of respondents’ programmes Every programme for respondents or associated respondents must have the primary objective of stopping or preventing do­ mestic violence on the part of those respondents or associated respondents.
Every programme for respondents or associated respondents must have the goal of changing the behaviour of those re­ spondents or associated respondents by— (a) Increasing understanding about the nature and effects of domestic violence, including the intergenerational cycle of violence; and 29 Part 3 r 33 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Increasing understanding about the object of the Act and the way in which the Act operates, including the effect of protection orders and the consequences of breaching protection orders; and Increasing understanding about the social, cultural, and historical context in which domestic violence occurs; and Increasing understanding about the impact of domestic violence on the victim, including its effect on children; and Increasing understanding about the effect that patterns of abusive behaviour have on the victim; and Developing skills to deal with potential conﬂicts in non­ abusive ways.
Structure of respondents’ programmes Every programme for respondents or associated respondents must— (a) Be structured so as to ensure that the primary objective and the goal set out in regulation 32 of these regulations are capable of being met during the programme; and (b) Where the programme is a group programme,— (i) Consist of a speciﬁed number of programme ses­ sions the total duration of which is not less than 30 hours and not more than 50 hours; and (ii) Have a duration of between 2 and 3 hours per session; and (iii) Be limited to 16 people per programme (exclud­ ing the presenter); and (iv) Where possible in the circumstances, be pre­ sented by 2 programme providers if the number of people attending the programme sessions exceeds 8; and (c) Where the programme is an individual programme, con­ sist of a speciﬁed number of programme sessions the total duration of which is not less than 9 hours and not more than 12 hours; and 33 30 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 35 (d) Where the programme is to be presented by 2 pro­ gramme providers, provide if possible that those programme providers are different genders; and Involve the use of well­founded methodologies which have been shown to be effective in stopping or prevent­ ing domestic violence.
(e) Duration of approvals Duration of approval 34 (1) An approval— (a) (b) comes into force on the date of its issue; and continues in force until it is cancelled under any of regu­ lations 40 to 42.

(2) Subclause (1)(b) is subject to regulation 18(3).

Regulation 34 was substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 13 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Notiﬁcation of change in circumstances (2) Notiﬁcation of change in circumstances 35 (1) An individual programme provider or approved agency must, as soon as practicable, notify the chief executive of any change in his or her or the agency’s circumstances where that change may affect his or her or the agency’s status as a programme provider.
The chief executive must notify a change of circumstances to the approval panel if the chief executive is satisﬁed, whether on the basis of any notiﬁcation made under subclause (1) or otherwise, that there has been a change of circumstances that may provide the approval panel with grounds for the cancel­ lation of the approval of an individual programme provider as a programme provider or the cancellation of an agency’s ap­ proval as an approved agency.
(3) Despite subclause (2), the chief executive is not obliged to notify any change of circumstances to the approval panel if, as a consequence of that change of circumstances, the chief executive— (a) cancels a person’s approval as an individual programme provider under regulation 40(1A) or an agency’s ap­ 31 Part 3 r 36 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) proval as an approved agency under regulation 41(1A); or decides— (i) not to cancel a person’s approval as an individual programme provider under regulation 40(1A) or an agency’s approval as an approved agency under regulation 41(1A); and that the change of circumstances does not provide any other ground for cancellation of an approval.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 14(1) Domes­ tic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the words “chief executive” for the words “approval panel”.

Subclauses (2) and (3) were inserted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 14(2) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
(ii) Variation of approvals Variation of approval 36 (1) Where a person is approved as an individual programme provider subject to conditions imposed under regulation 18 of these regulations, that person may, at any time, apply to chief executive for a variation of the approval or a discharge of those conditions.
(2) Where an application has been made under subclause (1) of this regulation, chief executive must consider the application and may conﬁrm the conditions, vary the approval, or dis­ charge those conditions.

Regulation 36 was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 15 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by sub­ stituting the words “chief executive” for the words “the approval panel”, in both places where they occur.
Renewal of approvals The heading preceding regulation 37 and regulations 37 to 39 were revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 16 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amend­ ment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
32 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 40 37 38 39 40 (1) Application for renewal of approval [Revoked] The heading preceding regulation 37 and regulations 37 to 39 were revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 16 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amend­ ment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Renewal of approval of individual programme providers [Revoked] The heading preceding regulation 37 and regulations 37 to 39 were revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 16 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amend­ ment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Renewal of approval of approved agencies [Revoked] The heading preceding regulation 37 and regulations 37 to 39 were revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 16 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amend­ ment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Cancellation of approvals Cancellation of approval of individual programme provider Subject to regulation 45 of these regulations, the approval panel may at any time cancel a person’s approval as an in­ dividual programme provider if the approval panel is satisﬁed that— (a) The individual programme provider no longer meets all or any of the requirements of regulation 15 or regulation 16 that applied when the provider applied for approval; or The information given in support of the application for approval as an individual programme provider was false or misleading, and that information was material to the decision of the approval panel to approve the person; or (c) The individual programme provider is no longer a suit­ able person to provide a programme, for any of the fol­ lowing reasons: (i) The way in which that individual programme provider is presenting the programme conﬂicts with the object of the Act: (b) (d) 33 Part 3 r 41 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (ii) The individual programme provider has been convicted of an offence that reﬂects adversely on the suitability of that person to provide the programme; or The programme that the provider is approved to provide does not or no longer meets, in a signiﬁcant respect, all or any of the requirements of regulation 26 of these regulations.
(e) (1A) Subject to regulation 45, the chief executive may, at any time, cancel a person’s approval as an individual programme provider— if— (a) (i) (ii) that approval is subject to conditions; and the chief executive is satisﬁed that that person is not making reasonable progress towards meeting any of those conditions; or (b) the individual programme provider no longer meets all or any of the requirements of regulation 15(3) or regu­ lation 16 that applied when the provider applied for ap­ proval.
For the avoidance of doubt, the cancellation of an approval held by an individual programme provider does not affect any other approvals also held by that person.

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 17(1)(a) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the words “the approval panel” for the words “an approval panel”.
Subclause (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 17(1)(b) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the words “that applied when the provider applied for approval” for the words “of these regulations”.

Subclause (1)(c) was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 17(1)(c) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 17(2) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Cancellation of approval as approved agency Subject to regulation 45 of these regulations, the approval panel may at any time cancel an agency’s approval as an ap­ proved agency if the approval panel is satisﬁed that— (2) 41 (1) 34 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 41 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) The agency no longer meets all or any of the require­ ments of regulation 21 or regulation 22 that applied when the provider applied for approval; or The information given in support of the application for approval as an approved agency was false or mislead­ ing, and that information was material to the decision of the approval panel to approve the organisation; or The agency has, without reasonable excuse, authorised a person to provide a programme for that agency when that person does not meet all or any of the relevant re­ quirements of these regulations; or The agency has failed to cancel an authority of an au­ thorised person where that person no longer meets all or any of the relevant requirements of these regulations; or The approved agency is no longer a suitable organisa­ tion to provide a programme, for any of the following reasons: (i) The agency has failed to cancel the authority of an authorised person where that person is pre­ senting a programme in a way that conﬂicts with the object of the Act: The agency has failed to cancel the authority of an authorised person where that person has been convicted of an offence that reﬂects adversely on the suitability of that person to provide the programme; or (ii) (f) The programme being presented does not or no longer meets, in a signiﬁcant respect, all or any of the require­ ments of regulation 26 of these regulations.
(1A) Subject to regulation 45, the chief executive may, at any time, cancel an agency’s approval as an approved agency if the chief executive is satisﬁed that the agency no longer meets all or any of the requirements of regulation 22 that applied when the provider applied for approval.
If the approval panel or the chief executive cancels the approval of an agency under subclause (1) or subclause (1A) every authority given by that agency, to persons to provide programmes to which that approval relates is deemed to be cancelled.
(2) 35 Part 3 r 42 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (3) 42 43 For the avoidance of doubt, the cancellation of an approval held by an approved agency does not affect any other ap­ provals also held by that organisation.

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 18(1)(a) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the words “the approval panel” for the words “an approval panel”.
Subclause (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 18(1)(b) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the words “that applied when the provider applied for approval” for the words “of these regulations”.

Subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 18(2) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Subclause (2) was substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 18(3) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Surrender of approval A programme provider may at any time request the approval panel to cancel his or her or the agency’s approval, and the approval panel must cancel that approval accordingly.
Regulation 42 was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 19 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by sub­ stituting the words “the approval panel” for the words “an approval panel”.

Effect of cancellation Every cancellation of an approval under regulation 40 or regu­ lation 41 or regulation 42 of these regulations takes effect from the date that written notice of that cancellation is given under regulation 44 of these regulations.
Notiﬁcation of decisions and proposed decisions 44 (1) Notiﬁcation of decisions Every applicant who applies for— (a) Approval as a programme provider; or (b) (c) Where an approval is subject to conditions imposed under regulation 18 of these regulations, variation of the approval or discharge of the conditions attached to the approval,— must be notiﬁed in writing of the approval panel’s or chief executive’s decision in respect of that application.
36 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 3 r 45 (2) Where an application for approval is granted, the approval panel must include the following details in its written notice: (a) Whether the programme is approved as a group pro­ gramme or an individual programme, or both: In the case of a group programme, the size of the group: The total duration of the programme: The total number of programme sessions: (e) (b) (c) (d) (2A) (3) (f) Where the approval panel and the applicant have agreed to modiﬁcations to the programme as proposed in the application, those modiﬁcations.
If the chief executive imposes conditions in respect of an individual programme provider under regulation 18(2), the provider must be notiﬁed in writing of the nature of the conditions.

If the approval panel or the chief executive declines an appli­ cation for approval or cancels an approval (other than in ac­ cordance with regulation 42), the approval panel or the chief executive, as the case may require, must include in the written notice the reasons for the decision.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 20(1)(b) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by inserting the words “or chief executive’s” after the words “approval panel’s”.

Subclause (1)(b) was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 20(1)(a) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Subclause (2)(e) was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 20(2) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Subclause (2A) was inserted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 20(3) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Subclause (3) was substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 20(4) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
45 (1) Notiﬁcation of proposed decisions If the approval panel or chief executive proposes to cancel an approval (other than in accordance with regulation 42), the approval panel or the chief executive, as the case requires, must notify the programme provider in writing of its proposed decision in accordance with subclause (2).
37 Part 3 r 45 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (2) The approval panel or chief executive, as the case requires, must include the following in the written notice under sub­ clause (1): (a) (b) (c) the proposed decision: the reasons for that proposed decision: information about the right of the programme provider to make written representations in respect of that pro­ posed decision before a speciﬁed date: information about the right of the programme provider to appear before the approval panel or to meet with the chief executive, as the case requires, in respect of that proposed decision, if he or she or the agency or the chief executive so requests, before a speciﬁed date.
(d) (3) Where a programme provider has been notiﬁed under this regulation, and the programme provider does not make written representations, or request an appearance before the approval panel or the chief executive, as the case requires, before the date speciﬁed in the notice, the approval panel or the chief executive, as the case requires, may discharge its functions in respect of the matter as it thinks ﬁt.
Subclauses (1) and (2) were substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 21(1) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Subclause (3) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 21(2)(a) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by inserting the words “or the chief executive, as the case requires” after the words “approval panel” in the ﬁrst place they occur.
Subclause (3) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 21(2)(b) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by inserting the words “or the chief executive, as the case requires,” after the words “approval panel” in the second place they occur.
Part 4 Constitution and functions of approval panel Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domes­ tic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

The previous Part heading read as “CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF AP­ PROVAL PANELS” and the previous subheading read as “Regions”.
38 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 4 r 47 46 Constitution and functions of approval panel The approval panel, whose members are appointed under regu­ lation 47, has the following functions: (a) responsibility for approving programme providers and programmes in accordance with these regulations: any other functions given to the panel under these regu­ lations.
(b) Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

47 (1) Appointment of members to approval panels The chief executive must, by notice in the Gazette, appoint the members of the approval panel.
(2) Until the close of 31 July 2005, the approval panel may have a maximum of 10 members, including— (a) 1 member who is an employee or representative of the Department for Courts and who is the chairperson of the panel: up to 9 other persons who have knowledge and under­ standing of the dynamics of domestic violence.
at least 5 members who have expertise in tikanga Maori (including the Maori values and concepts set out in regulation 27), and a knowledge and understanding of the impact of domestic violence on Maori communities: at least 2 members who have expertise in Paciﬁc cul­ ture, and knowledge and understanding of the impact of domestic violence on Paciﬁc communities: at least 2 members who have skills or experience in relation to adult victims of domestic violence: at least 2 members who have skills or experience in working with children: at least 2 members who have skills or experience in relation to persons who use domestic violence against others.
(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (3) On and after 1 August 2005, the approval panel may have a maximum of 10 members whose collective ethnic composi­ tion reﬂects, so far as is practicable, the anticipated likely eth­ 39 Part 4 r 48 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 nic composition of the persons and groups who participate in programmes, including— (a) 1 member who is an employee or representative of the Department for Courts and who is the chairperson of the panel: up to 9 other members who have knowledge and under­ standing of the dynamics of domestic violence: at least 2 members who have skills or experience in working with children: at least 2 members who have skills or experience in relation to adult victims of domestic violence: at least 2 members who have skills or experience in relation to persons who use domestic violence against others.
(b) (c) (d) (e) Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
48 (1) Procedure for appointment of members The chief executive must not appoint any person to the ap­ proval panel under regulation 47 unless the chief executive has,— (a) in a manner that the chief executive considers appropri­ ate, called for nominations from interested persons and organisations; and considered any nominations.
(b) (2) Despite subclause (1), the chief executive must take all reason­ able steps to ensure that the following are notiﬁed that nomin­ ations are being sought for the appointment of members to the approval panel: (a) persons and organisations who the chief executive con­ siders have a professional or practical interest in pro­ grammes: the Maori community, including— (i) the Maori Women’s Welfare League; and (ii) Maori organisations with an interest in the provi­ (iii) sion of programmes; and any other members of the Maori community, or other Maori organisations, that the chief execu­ tive considers should be notiﬁed: (b) 40 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 4 r 49 (c) the Paciﬁc community, including— (i) (ii) Paciﬁc organisations with an interest in the pro­ vision of programmes; and any other members of the Paciﬁc community, or other Paciﬁc organisations, that the chief execu­ tive considers should be notiﬁed.
(3) Any nominations made under subclause (1) must be made in writing and by the date speciﬁed by the chief executive when he or she calls for nominations.
Subclause (5) applies if the chief executive has called for nom­ inations under subclause (1), but— (a) (4) No nominations have been made by the speciﬁed date; or insufﬁcient nominations have been made to ﬁll the num­ ber of appointments that must be made; or insufﬁcient persons have been nominated who meet the requirements of regulation 47(2) or (3), whichever is applicable.
(b) (c) (5) If this subclause applies, the chief executive may, after any further consultation that the chief executive considers appro­ priate with interested persons and the Maori community and Paciﬁc community, appoint as members of the approval panel a person or persons who meet the requirements of regulation 47(2) or (3), whichever is applicable.
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Terms of members 49 (1) A member of the approval panel holds ofﬁce for a term of 3 years.
(2) Despite subclause (1), the chief executive must appoint mem­ bers of the approval panel so that all the terms of the members of the approval panel expire with the close of 31 July in the same year.

(3) Unless the member sooner vacates ofﬁce under regulation 56, every member continues to hold ofﬁce until the member’s suc­ cessor comes into ofﬁce, despite the expiry of the term for which the member was appointed.
41 Part 4 r 50 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (4) If a member continues in ofﬁce for any period after the expiry of the member’s term, his or her successor’s term of ofﬁce is reduced by that period.

(5) A member of the approval panel is eligible for reappointment from time to time, but subject to that member meeting the re­ quirements of regulation 47(2) or (3), whichever is applicable.

This regulation is subject to regulations 50 to 56.
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

(6) 50 51 (1) Terms of departmental members Every member of the approval panel who is appointed under regulation 47(2)(a) or (3)(a) holds ofﬁce at the pleasure of the chief executive.
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Vacancies in membership If a member of the approval panel dies or resigns or is removed from ofﬁce or vacates ofﬁce, the vacancy must be ﬁlled by the appointment of another member in accordance with subclause (2).
(3) (2) Despite regulation 48, if there is a vacancy in the membership of the approval panel under subclause (1), the chief executive must, after consultation with any interested persons or organ­ isations that the chief executive considers appropriate, appoint as a member of that approval panel a person who meets the re­ quirements of regulation 47(2) or (3), whichever is applicable.
Subject to regulation 49(3), if a member is appointed under this regulation, the member holds ofﬁce for the period beginning on the date of his or her appointment and ending with the close of the date on which the vacating member’s term of ofﬁce would, but for that vacancy, have expired.

The powers of the approval panel are not affected by any va­ cancy in its membership.
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
(4) 42 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 4 r 53 52 (1) Co­opted members The approval panel may, from time to time, with the prior ap­ proval of the chief executive, co­opt a person to be a member of the approval panel, either generally or for the purpose of assisting with— (a) a particular application for approval or the cancellation of a particular approval; or a particular class of applications for approval or the can­ cellation of a particular class of approvals.
(2) Despite subclause (1), a person may be co­opted under sub­ clause (1) only if the members of the approval panel agree that the person will assist the approval panel to fulﬁl its functions under these regulations, and if that person has— (a) (b) knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of do­ mestic violence; and relevant skills or relevant knowledge or a relevant cul­ tural perspective additional to the skills or knowledge or cultural perspective of the members of the approval panel.
(b) (3) 53 (1) The chief executive may co­opt a person to be a member of the approval panel if— (a) an approval panel is unable to agree on— (i) the need to co­opt a person under subclause (1); or (ii) who should be co­opted under that subclause; and (b) the chief executive considers it desirable to co­opt a person.
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Terms and powers of co­opted members Subject to regulation 56, every person co­opted to be a member of the approval panel under regulation 52 holds ofﬁce,— (a) if he or she is co­opted for the purpose of assisting with a particular application for approval or the cancellation of a particular approval, for the period required to consider and determine that matter: 43 Part 4 r 54 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) (c) if he or she is co­opted for the purpose of assisting with a particular class of applications for approval or the cancellation of a particular class of approvals, for the period speciﬁed by the approval panel (if he or she was co­opted by the approval panel) or for the period speci­ ﬁed by the chief executive (if he or she was co­opted by the chief executive): in any other case, for the period commencing on the date of his or her appointment and ending with the close of 31 July in the year in which the terms of ofﬁce of the current members of the approval panel expire.
(2) A co­opted member of the approval panel is to be treated, for the purposes of these regulations, as a member of the approval panel only in respect of,— (a) if he or she is co­opted for the purpose of assisting with a particular application for approval or the cancellation of a particular approval, that matter: if he or she is co­opted for the purpose of assisting with a particular class of applications for approval or the can­ cellation of a particular class of approvals, those mat­ ters,— (b) (3) and, subject to regulation 65, may vote only in respect of the particular matter or class of matters, as the case may be.
Subject to regulation 65, if a co­opted member has been co­opted generally, he or she is to be treated, for the purposes of these regulations, as a member of the approval panel and is entitled to take part in the approval panel’s proceedings in relation to any matter, and to vote on any such matter.
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

54 (1) Appointment of deputies The chief executive may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint any person to be the deputy of any member or members of the approval panel.
(2) Despite subclause (1), every deputy who is appointed under subclause (1),— 44 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 4 r 56 (a) (b) in the case of a deputy of a member appointed under regulation 47(2)(a) or (3)(a),— (i) must be an employee or representative of the De­ partment for Courts; and (ii) must not be appointed as the deputy of any other member of the approval panel; and in the case of a deputy of any other member or members, must have— (i) knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence; and skills or experience in the same area as the mem­ ber or members in respect of whom he or she will act as deputy.
(ii) (3) (4) 55 Every deputy may act for any member for whom he or she is appointed during any period for which the member is pre­ vented by absence, illness, conﬂict of interest, or other cause from performing the member’s duties of ofﬁce.

If any person attends any meeting of the approval panel as the deputy of any member of the approval panel, that person must be treated as a member of the approval panel, and the fact that the person attends is sufﬁcient evidence of that person’s authority to do so.
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Terms of appointment of deputies Subject to regulation 56, a deputy of any member of the ap­ proval panel holds ofﬁce for the term that is speciﬁed by the chief executive in the deputy’s notice of appointment, but in no case may the deputy’s term of ofﬁce exceed the term of of­ ﬁce of all the members in respect of whom he or she acts as deputy.
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
56 (1) Removal or resignation from ofﬁce The chief executive may, at any time, remove from ofﬁce a member of the approval panel (including a co­opted mem­ 45 Part 4 r 57 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 ber and a deputy) for inability affecting performance of duty, bankruptcy, or misconduct proved to the satisfaction of the chief executive.
(2) A member of the approval panel (including a deputy) may, at any time, resign by written notice to the chief executive.

(3) A co­opted member of the approval panel may, at any time, resign by written notice to the approval panel (if he or she was co­opted under regulation 52(1)) or by written notice to the chief executive (if he or she was co­opted under regulation 52(3)).
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
57 (1) Remuneration and expenses There must be paid out of the departmental bank account oper­ ated by the Department for Courts, to the members of the ap­ proval panel (including co­opted members and deputies), re­ muneration by way of fees or allowances and travelling allow­ ances and expenses in accordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951, and the provisions of that Act apply accordingly as if the approval panel were a statutory Board within the meaning of that Act.
(2) Nothing in this regulation applies to a person who is a mem­ ber of the approval panel (including a co­opted member and a deputy) in his or her capacity as an employee or representative of the Department for Courts.

Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
General powers of approval panel 58 (1) General powers of approval panel In addition to any other powers conferred by these regulations, the approval panel has all the powers that are necessary or expedient to enable the approval panel to perform and exercise its functions and duties.
(2) Without limiting subclause (1), the approval panel may advise the chief executive on ways in which these regulations might 46 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 5 r 61 be amended to ensure that the criteria and standards for the approval of programme providers and programmes continue to be appropriate and relevant.
Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
General powers of approval panels 59 General powers of approval panels [Revoked] Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 58) was substituted for the previous Part 4 (comprising sections 46 to 59), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 22 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Part 5 Procedure Meetings generally 60 (1) Chairperson Subject to subclause (2) of this regulation, the chairperson pre­ sides at each meeting of the approval panel.
(2) Where the chairperson is absent from a meeting of the ap­ proval panel or has disclosed some conﬂict of interest, any person who is appointed under regulation 54 as the deputy of the chairperson and who attends that meeting must preside at that meeting.

Subclause (2) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 23 Domes­ tic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the words “regulation 54” for the words “regulation 55 of these regulations”.
61 Meetings (1) Meetings of the approval panel are to be held at such times and (2) places as the chairperson appoints.

The Chief Executive must provide to the approval panel such administrative assistance as is necessary for the approval panel to carry out its functions.
Regulation 61 was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 24 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by sub­ stituting the words “the approval panel” for the words “an approval panel”, in both places where they occur.
47 Part 5 r 62 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 62 Quorum Subject to regulation 70 of these regulations, at any meeting of the approval panel, the quorum necessary for the transac­ tion of business is the member presiding and 4 other members (including co­opted members).
Regulation 62 was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 25(a) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by sub­ stituting the words “the approval panel” for the words “an approval panel”.

Regulation 62 was further amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 25(b) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the expression “4” for the expression “3”.
Decisions 63 (1) All decisions of the approval panel require the agreement of two­thirds of the members present at a meeting of the approval panel.

(2) A resolution in writing signed or assented to by letter, facsim­ ile transmission, or otherwise by two­thirds of the members of the approval panel is as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the approval panel duly called and con­ stituted.
(3) Any such resolution may consist of several documents in like form, each signed or purported to have been sent by one or more members.

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 26(1) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by sub­ stituting the words “the approval panel” for the words “an approval panel”.

Subclause (4) was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 26(2) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Procedure The approval panel must observe the rules of natural justice.

Subject to these regulations, the approval panel may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks ﬁt.

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 27(1) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by sub­ stituting the words “The approval panel” for the words “An approval panel”.
Subclause (2) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 27(2) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by sub­ stituting the words “the approval panel” for the words “an approval panel”.
(4) 64 (1) (2) 48 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 5 r 66 Conﬂict of interest Conﬂict of interest A matter is before the approval panel; and 65 (1) Where— (a) (b) A member’s past or present relationship with, or inter­ est in, a person to whom that matter relates is likely to involve that member in a conﬂict of interest,— that member must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member’s knowledge, disclose to the ap­ proval panel in writing, the nature of that conﬂict of interest.
(2) A member required by subclause (1) of this regulation to dis­ close the nature of a conﬂict of interest in any matter must not— (a) Be present during any deliberation of the approval panel with respect to that matter; or Take part in any decision of the approval panel with respect to that matter,— (b) unless the approval panel is satisﬁed that the member may par­ ticipate without infringing the rules of natural justice.
(3) A member required by subclause (1) of this regulation to dis­ close the nature of a conﬂict of interest in any matter must be disregarded in determining whether or not there is a quorum of the approval panel present for any part of the meeting of the approval panel during which a deliberation or decision of the approval panel relating to the matter takes place or is made.
(4) Subclause (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 28(1) Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103), by substituting the words “the approval panel” for the words “an approval panel”.

Subclause (4) was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 28(2) Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Procedures for dealing with applications 66 Consideration of applications [Revoked] Regulation 66 was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 29 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
49 Part 5 r 67 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 67 (1) (2) (3) Request for further information If the chief executive has requested an applicant to provide the chief executive with any further information that the chief executive may reasonably require, the applicant must provide that information within 1 month of the chief executive’s re­ quest, or within any further period that the chief executive spe­ ciﬁes.
If the approval panel has requested an applicant to provide the approval panel with any further information that the approval panel may reasonably require, the applicant must provide that information within 1 month of the approval panel’s request, or within any further period that the approval panel speciﬁes.
If an applicant fails to provide an approval panel or the chief executive, as the case may be, with further information in ac­ cordance with subclause (1) or subclause (2), the approval panel or the chief executive, as the case may be, may decide the application on the basis of the available information and must notify the applicant in writing accordingly.

Regulation 67 was substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 30 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
68 Matters may be transferred [Revoked] Regulation 68 was revoked, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 31 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Appearance at panel meeting 69 (1) A person may appear before the approval panel on any matter if the panel considers that it would be appropriate to allow that person to appear before the panel.

Subclause (1) is subject to regulation 45.


Regulations 69 to 71 were substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 32 Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
(2) Constitution of panel if regulation 27 applies to programme If an application is made for approval to provide a programme to which regulation 27 applies, the approval panel must not consider or approve that application unless at least 1 of the 70 50 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 5 r 71 members who consider the application has expertise in tikanga Maori (including the Maori values and concepts set out in regulation 27).
Regulations 69 to 71 were substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 32 Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
71 (1) (2) (3) Chief executive to keep register The chief executive must cause to be kept and maintained a register in which is recorded, in respect of every approval granted under these regulations, the following particulars: (a) (b) (c) the name of the programme provider: the date on which the approval was granted: the nature of the programme and the client group to which the programme relates: any conditions imposed in respect of the approval of an individual programme provider and,— (i) if the approval is varied, the date on which the approval is varied; and if the conditions are discharged, which the conditions are discharged: the date on (ii) the name of the professional body or organisation of which the programme provider is a member or to which the programme provider is accountable: if the approval is cancelled, the date on which the ap­ proval is cancelled.
(d) (e) (f) The approval panel must supply to the chief executive the par­ ticulars that will enable the chief executive to fulﬁl the require­ ments of subclause (1) as soon as practicable after— the approval panel has granted an approval; or (a) the approval panel has cancelled an approval.
(b) The chief executive— (a) must keep the register open for public inspection, with­ out fee, during ordinary ofﬁce hours at the head ofﬁce of the Department for Courts at Wellington; and (b) must supply to any person copies of all or part of the register on request and on payment of a reasonable charge for the production of the copy.
51 Part 6 r 72 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (4) The register may be kept in the manner that the chief executive considers appropriate, including, either wholly or partly, by means of a device or facility— (a) that records or stores information electronically or by other means; and that permits the information so recorded to be readily inspected or reproduced in usable form; and that permits the information in the register to be ac­ cessed by electronic means, including (without limita­ tion) by means of remote logon access.
(b) (c) Regulations 69 to 71 were substituted, as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 32 Do­ mestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Part 6 Transitional provisions relating to Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 77) was substituted for the previous Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 76), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 33 Domes­ tic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
The previous Part heading read “TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS”.

Duration of approvals 72 (1) An approval of an individual programme provider or an ap­ proved agency that is in force at the close of 30 April 2002 does not expire on the date speciﬁed in the approval, but instead continues in effect in accordance with regulation 34 (as substi­ tuted by regulation 13 of the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002).
Subject to subclause (3)(b), subclause (1) does not apply if— an individual programme provider or an approved (a) agency had received, before the close of 30 April 2002, notice under regulation 45 of a proposed decision to cancel the approval of the provider or agency; and (b) No ﬁnal decision on whether to cancel the approval had (2) been made by the close of 30 April 2002.
If subclause (2) applies,— (a) the approval panel that gave notiﬁcation of the proposed decision to cancel approval must determine whether (3) 52 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Part 6 r 74 to cancel that approval (in accordance with the provi­ sions of these regulations as they read before the com­ mencement of the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002): if that approval panel decides not to cancel the approval, the expiry of that approval must be determined in ac­ cordance with subclause (1).
(b) Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 77) was substituted for the previous Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 76), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 33 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
73 Applications made or decisions pending before commencement of Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (1) Any application made under these regulations for an approval or for a variation of an approval, but not determined before 1 May 2002, may be dealt with by an approval panel established in respect of a region.
For the purposes of subclause (1),— (a) (2) (b) an application referred to in that subclause must be dealt with under these regulations as they read be­ fore the commencement of the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002; but any approval once granted or varied must subse­ quently be treated as if it had been granted or varied in accordance with these regulations (as amended by the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002).
Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 77) was substituted for the previous Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 76), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 33 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
74 Existing panels and regulations remain in force for certain purposes For the purposes of regulations 72 and 73,— (a) every approval panel established in respect of a region remains in existence for the purpose of considering and determining an application, or determining whether to conﬁrm or set aside a proposed decision by the panel to cancel an approval, despite the abolition of the panel 53 Part 6 r 75 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) (c) by the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002; and every person who was a member of an approval panel at the close of 30 April 2002 continues in ofﬁce for the pur­ pose of considering and determining an application, or determining whether to conﬁrm or set aside a proposed decision by the panel to cancel an approval, despite the abolition of the panel by the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 or the ex­ piry of the member’s term of ofﬁce; and subject to regulations 72(3)(b) and 73(2)(b), the prin­ cipal regulations continue in force as if the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 had not been made.
Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 77) was substituted for the previous Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 76), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 33 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).

Application for renewal of approvals Every application for renewal of an approval that has been made, but not determined, before 1 May 2002 lapses on that date.
Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 77) was substituted for the previous Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 76), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 33 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Applications made on or after commencement of Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 Every application made under the principal regulations, on or after 1 May 2002, must be considered and determined under the principal regulations as amended by the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002.
Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 77) was substituted for the previous Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 76), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 33 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
Appointment of approval panel The chief executive must, as soon as is practicable after 1 May 2002, exercise the powers conferred by regulations 47 and 48 of the principal regulations (as substituted by regulation 75 76 77 (1) 54 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Regulations 1996 22 of the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002) to appoint members of the approval panel.
(2) Any decision required to be taken by the approval panel under these regulations (as amended by the Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002) may be de­ ferred until the appointment of the members of the approval panel referred to in subclause (1) takes effect.

Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 77) was substituted for the previous Part 6 (comprising sections 72 to 76), as from 1 May 2002, by regulation 33 Domestic Violence (Programmes) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/103).
MARIE SHROFF, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 1996, relate to the provision of programmes, and the approval of programme providers and programmes, under the Domestic Violence Act 1995.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notiﬁcation in Gazette: 27 June 1996.

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