Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Act 2022

Amendments to other legislation - Amendments to Acts - Amendments to Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

66: Section 7 amended (Duties of chief executive)

You could also call this:

"The boss of Oranga Tamariki must make sure the department does its job well and learns from complaints."

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The boss of Oranga Tamariki has some important jobs to do. You need to know that one of these jobs is to make sure the department's policies and services are good enough. The boss must ensure that the policies and services are informed by what is learned from complaints and reviews of those complaints, as seen in the updated section 7(2)(bae).

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This page was last updated on 6 August 2025

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65: Section 2 amended (Interpretation), or

"New definition added to explain what words mean in the Oranga Tamariki Act"

67: Section 47 amended (Report to be furnished to Commissioner where child or young person released before required to be brought before court), or

"When a child is released from custody before court, a report must be sent to the Ombudsman to check they are safe."

Part 4Amendments to other legislation
Amendments to Acts: Amendments to Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

66Section 7 amended (Duties of chief executive)

Replace section 7(2)(bae) with:
ensure that the policies and services provided by the department are informed by the outcomes of cases considered by the complaints process and any reviews of those outcomes: