Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Act 2022

Oversight of Oranga Tamariki system - Monitoring of Oranga Tamariki system - Reports and reviews

27: Comments on Monitor’s draft findings or draft report

You could also call this:

"Having a say on a draft report about Oranga Tamariki before it's finished"

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When the Monitor is writing a report about Oranga Tamariki, they have to follow some rules. Before they finish the report, they must give a copy of their draft findings to the person in charge of the agency they are reporting on. You will get a chance to comment on the draft report if it is about you or your agency.

The Monitor must give you a reasonable amount of time to comment on the draft findings. This means you will have enough time to think about what you want to say and write down your thoughts.

The Monitor also has to make sure they do not say anything bad about you or your agency in the report without giving you a chance to respond first. This applies to reports prepared under section 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26.

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26: Reviews on Monitor’s own initiative, or

"The Monitor can investigate and report on problems with Oranga Tamariki services on their own."

28: Final reports, or

"The Monitor shares their last report with important people, like Ministers and the Children's Commissioner."

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27Comments on Monitor’s draft findings or draft report

Before finalising any report prepared under section 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26, the Monitor must—
provide their draft findings or draft report to the chief executive of the agency that is the subject of the report; and
give the chief executive a reasonable opportunity to comment on the draft findings or draft report.

Despite anything in this subpart, the Monitor must not, in any report prepared under section 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26, make any comment that is adverse to an individual or agency if the Monitor has not given that individual or agency a reasonable opportunity to be heard.