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Children’s Commissioner Act 2022

Children’s Commissioner

11: Children’s Commissioner

You could also call this:

"The Children's Commissioner is a special person who helps keep kids safe and makes sure the government follows rules to support them."

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The Children's Commissioner is a special role that is set up by law. You can think of the Commissioner as a single person who is also a separate organisation, known as a corporation sole. The Commissioner is also a Crown entity, which means it is an organisation that works for the government, and it must follow the rules set out in the Crown Entities Act 2004.

The Commissioner has to follow the rules in the Crown Entities Act 2004, except when this Act says something different. This means the Commissioner has its own set of rules to follow, but it also has to work within the bigger framework of government organisations. The Commissioner is like the board that makes decisions for the organisation, and it has to work in a way that is fair and responsible.

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Part 2Children’s Commissioner

11Children’s Commissioner

  1. This section establishes the Children’s Commissioner.

  2. The Commissioner is—

  3. a corporation sole; and
    1. a Crown entity for the purposes of section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004; and
      1. the board for the purposes of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

        1. The Crown Entities Act 2004 applies to the Children’s Commissioner except to the extent that this Act expressly provides otherwise.

        Notes
        • Section 11: replaced, on , by section 20 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).