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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Purposes, principles, and duties - General duties

7F: Delegations and subdelegations to be publicly notified

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"When someone gets a new job or power, the department must tell the public about it on their website and at their office."

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When people are given special jobs or powers, you can find out about it. The department must tell everyone about these jobs or powers on their website and at their main office. You can look at this information for free until the job or power is taken away.

The department must include some details, such as who has the job or power, what they can do, and where in the law it says they can do it. They do not have to say the person's name, but can say the name of their office instead. They must also say which part of the law gives them the power to do their job.

If the department forgets to tell everyone about the job or power, it does not mean the person cannot do their job.

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Part 1Purposes, principles, and duties
General duties

7FDelegations and subdelegations to be publicly notified

  1. The delegations referred to in sections 7A to 7C and a subdelegation referred to in section 7E must be publicly notified, and information about all delegations and subdelegations must be made available on an Internet site maintained by the department and be available for inspection at the head office of the department, free of charge, until, in any case, the delegation or subdelegation is revoked.

  2. The information required to be made available must include, in each case,—

  3. a description of the delegate or subdelegate, although the description need not identify any particular individual to whom the delegation or subdelegation is made but may instead give other identifying particulars, for example, the name of the specified office to which the delegation or subdelegation is made; and
    1. a description of the function or power that has been delegated or subdelegated; and
      1. a reference to the provision in this Act that provides for the function or power that has been delegated or subdelegated.

        1. A failure to notify a delegation or a subdelegation does not affect its validity.

        Notes
        • Section 7F: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Advocacy, Workforce, and Age Settings) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 98).