Children’s Act 2014

Strategy for improving children’s well-being and oranga tamariki action plan - Strategy for improving children’s well-being

6A: Strategy and international obligations

You could also call this:

"New Zealand's plan to keep its promises to protect children's rights"

The strategy is meant to help New Zealand meet its international obligations about children. You can think of international obligations like promises New Zealand has made to other countries about how it will treat children. New Zealand has made promises under the UNCROC and the UNCRPD, which are like agreements between countries to protect children's rights.

New Zealand has obligations relating to children under these agreements, and the strategy is intended to help meet those obligations. The strategy is connected to New Zealand's promises under the UNCROC and the UNCRPD. However, this part of the law does not automatically make those international promises part of New Zealand law.

The UNCROC and UNCRPD are international agreements that New Zealand is a part of, and they outline how countries should protect children's rights. You can find more information about the laws that amended this part of the legislation by looking at the Children's Amendment Act 2018. This law is part of New Zealand's efforts to meet its international obligations about children.

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6: Adoption of strategy, or

"The government must make a plan to help kids have better lives and reduce child poverty."

6B: Policy-related principles Minister must have regard to before strategy adopted or changed, or

"Minister must consider important principles when making plans to help children"

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Strategy for improving children’s well-being

6AStrategy and international obligations

The strategy is intended to help New Zealand meet its international obligations relating to children.
Those obligations include New Zealand’s obligations relating to children under the UNCROC and the UNCRPD.
However, this Part does not, in and of itself, give domestic legal effect to, or implement in New Zealand law, any of those obligations.

Notes

Section 6A: inserted, on 21 December 2018, by section 8 of the Children's Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 58).