7Common duties

1. This section applies to the Monitor, an Ombudsman, and the Children’s Commissioner when they are carrying out work relating to children or young people who are receiving, or have previously received, services or support through the Oranga Tamariki system.

2. The common duties of the Monitor, the Ombudsman, and the Children’s Commissioner include—

3. to work together in a comprehensive, cohesive, and efficient way with each other, including by consulting and co-ordinating with each other and sharing information, as appropriate:
4. to minimise the burden and potential risk of harm to individuals when the Monitor, the Ombudsman, or the Children’s Commissioner is performing or exercising a function, duty, or power:
5. to minimise the burden on agencies when they are gathering information under this Act and carrying out preliminary inquiries, investigations, or reviews:
6. to co-ordinate communications to individuals, agencies, Ministers of the Crown, and the public, as appropriate.