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Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Act 2022

Oversight of Oranga Tamariki system - Monitoring of Oranga Tamariki system - Māori Advisory Group

17: Māori Advisory Group

You could also call this:

"A team to help work with Māori, chosen for their skills and knowledge to support children and young people."

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The Monitor must choose a group of people, called the Māori Advisory Group, to help them work well with Māori. You can think of the Māori Advisory Group as a team that has between 3 and 6 members. The Monitor picks the members and they must have the right skills and knowledge.

The Monitor thinks about a person's experience and knowledge of children's and young people's rights when choosing members for the group. They also consider the person's understanding of tikanga Māori, which is a way of describing Māori customs and values. This helps the Monitor choose the right people for the Māori Advisory Group.

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Monitoring of Oranga Tamariki system: Māori Advisory Group

17Māori Advisory Group

  1. The Monitor must appoint a Māori Advisory Group in order to support meaningful and effective engagement with Māori.

  2. The Māori Advisory Group consists of not fewer than 3, and not more than 6, members.

  3. A person must not be appointed as a member of the Māori Advisory Group unless, in the opinion of the Monitor, the person is qualified for appointment, having regard to the person’s—

  4. experience and knowledge of children’s and young people’s rights and issues in the context of the Oranga Tamariki system; and
    1. experience and knowledge of tikanga Māori.