| Children's Commissioner Act 2003 | |
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Parliament of New Zealand |
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| Long title/ Purpose |
Children's Commissioner Act 2003 |
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| Other legislation | |
| Related legislation | Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Children's Commissioner Act 2003 (Public Act no 121 2003) is an Act of the New Zealand Parliament. It reformed the office of the Children's Commissioner and implemented the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is attached as schedule three of the act.
Before the act, Children's Commissioners were established under the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989.
The Children's Commissioner, an office equivalent to that known in other countries as the Children's Ombudsman, conducts investigations as to whether the rights or welfare of a child or children have been prejudiced. The investigations can cover almost anything, except courts or tribunals, their actions and their decisions. The Commission has the power to require information or documentation as part of their investigation, but this appears to be rarely used.
Holders of the office have been of differing opinions on the controversy over the autopsy images of Ngatikaura Ngati.
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1 July 2011 —
Dr Russell Wills is a Hastings-based paediatrician who was Head of Paediatrics at Hawke's Bay District Health Board before his appointment. [1]
April 2009—June 2011
1 September 2003—1 September 2008
Dr Cynthia Kiro (Ngapuhi, Ngati Kahu, Ngati Hine) [2][3] is an Associate Professor at Massey University in Te Mata o Te Tau a interdisciplinary and intersectoral Māori Academy.