NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Describe legal consequences and protections relating to domestic
violence and child abuse
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe:
legal consequences and protections relating to domestic
violence; and legal consequences and protections relating to
child abuse.
Classification
Social Science Studies > Legal Studies
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is designed for secondary or tertiary students learning about New
Zealand law.
2
Definition
Non-legal consequences of domestic violence or child abuse may be any of –
economic, cultural, social, or psychological effects.
3
The content of this unit standard may raise sensitive personal issues for some
students.
It is advised that an appropriate plan be put in place to support individuals should
these issues arise. Such a plan may include but is not limited to – alerting guidance
or counselling staff as to programme content, and providing them with a list of the
students involved before teaching and assessment is undertaken.
It is advised that teachers explain to their students that confidentiality is important
and can be easily broken. Therefore they should keep the class discussions general
in nature, rather than using specific anecdotal evidence. This is best achieved
through advising students to never use names or relationship references. Reference
to the websites listed in explanatory note 4 below may provide helpful information for
students.
4
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes:
Care of Children Act 2004
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989
Crimes Act 1961
Domestic Violence Act 1995.
5
Useful references for this unit standard include but are not limited to:
Child, Youth and Family, Working together to keep children and young people safe:
An interagency guide. Me mutu tä tätou tükino tamariki (Wellington: Child, Youth and
Family, 2011).
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Pawson, Marcus, (2010) Youth and the Law 2010: A comprehensive guide to the law
relating to young people, from birth to adulthood. Wellington: Educational Resources
for Legal Resources Trust, 4th Edition.
Youth Law Aotearoa website: http://www.youthlaw.co.nz.
Child, Youth, and Family website: http://www.cyf.govt.nz.
Youth (Health) Information Service, Urge/Whakamanawa website:
http://www.urge.co.nz/.
Youthline Freephone 0800 376 633, and website: http://www.youthline.org.nz.
http://www.lawfoundation.org.nz
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe legal consequences and protections relating to domestic violence.
Range
Domestic Violence Act 1995.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Types of domestic violence are described in terms of the signs.
Range
psychological, physical, sexual.
1.2
Non-legal consequences of domestic violence are described for each of the
perpetrator of domestic violence and the victim.
1.3
Legal protections available to the victim are described.
Range
1.4
protection order, property order, non-violence programmes.
Services which can assist adults living in violent domestic relationships are
described in terms of assistance available.
Range
may include – police, non-government organisations.
Assessment evidence for two services is required.
Outcome 2
Describe legal consequences and protections relating to child abuse.
Range
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Types of child abuse are described in terms of the signs.
Range
2.2
abuse includes – physical, emotional, sexual, neglect.
Non-legal consequences of child abuse are described for each of the
perpetrator of child abuse and the child or young person.
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2.3
Legal protections available to the child or young person are described in terms
of their distinctive features.
Range
2.4
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services order, restraining order, support order, custody order,
guardianship order.
Assessment evidence for two orders is required.
Services which can assist the child or young person experiencing abuse are
described in terms of assistance available.
may include – police, Child, Youth and Family, non-Government
Organisations.
Assessment evidence for two services is required.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 1723.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
1 November 1996
31 December 2013
Review
2
23 February 2000
31 December 2013
Review
3
14 December 2007
31 December 2013
Rollover and
Revision
4
14 December 2012
Review
5
20 August 2015
31 December 2017
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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