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Children’s Commissioner Act 2022

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

25: Commissioner must not make adverse comment unless opportunity to be heard is given

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"The Commissioner must let you say your part before saying something bad about you."

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The Commissioner is not allowed to say something bad about you or an organisation in a report or statement unless you or the organisation have had a fair chance to say what you think. This rule applies even if other laws, like the Crown Entities Act 2004, say something different. The Commissioner must give you a reasonable opportunity to be heard before making any adverse comments about you.

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25Commissioner must not make adverse comment unless opportunity to be heard is given

  1. Despite anything in this Act or the Crown Entities Act 2004, the Commissioner must not, in any report or statement made under this Act, make any comment that is adverse to an individual or agency if the Commissioner has not given the individual or agency a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

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  • Section 25 heading: amended, on , by section 24 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).
  • Section 25: amended, on , by section 24 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).