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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

Social Workers Registration Board and Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal - Social Workers Registration Board

100: Obligations of Board in relation to Māori

You could also call this:

"The Board must consider Māori views when making decisions to help make good choices for everyone."

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The Social Workers Registration Board has to think about what Māori people want and need when making decisions. You can think of Māori as the original people of the land, which is what "tangata whenua" means. The Board must make sure it always considers Māori views and priorities when doing its job.

The Board needs to have ways to hear from Māori people, like having special groups that advise them. This helps the Board understand what Māori people think and want, so it can make good decisions.

The Board must have these ways to hear from Māori people at all times, so it can always consider their views and priorities.

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100Obligations of Board in relation to Māori

  1. In the exercise and performance of its powers and functions, the Board must ensure that the aims and aspirations of Māori as tangata whenua, and the need for the appropriate involvement of Māori as tangata whenua, are integral and ongoing priorities.

  2. The Board must maintain mechanisms (for example, appointing advisory committees or forming separate caucuses) to ensure that there are at all times readily accessible to it the views of Māori as tangata whenua.