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Children’s Commissioner Act 2022

Children’s Commissioner - Commissioner’s functions, duties, and powers

24: Commissioner must have regard to rights or interests and welfare of children

You could also call this:

"The Commissioner must think about how their work affects kids' rights and well-being."

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When you think about the Commissioner's job, they have to consider how their work affects children and young people. The Commissioner must think about whether their actions might harm the rights, interests, and well-being of one or more children or young people when they are doing their work under sections like sections 20, 21, and 22, or any other functions they have. The Commissioner has to keep this in mind when they are working, especially when it comes to things that might affect children, as mentioned in section 23.

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Part 2Children’s Commissioner
Commissioner’s functions, duties, and powers

24Commissioner must have regard to rights or interests and welfare of children

  1. When performing their functions under sections 20, 21, and 22, or any additional functions referred to in section 23, the Commissioner must have regard to the question of whether the rights, interests, and well-being of 1 or more children or young people have been prejudiced.

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Notes
  • Section 24 heading: amended, on , by section 24 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).
  • Section 24: amended, on , by section 24 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).