Children's Commissioner Act 2003
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Commenced: 26 NOVEMBER 2003
ANALYSIS
Analysis
Title
1 Title
1: Preliminary provisions
2 Commencement
3 Purposes
4 Interpretation
5 Act binds the Crown
2: Appointment, functions, and powers of Commissioner
6 Office of Children's Commissioner continued
7 Appointment of Commissioner
8 Appointee must consent to appointment and disclose interests
9 Term of office
10 Removal of officeholder
11 Matters to which Commissioner must have regard in exercising functions or powers
12 General functions of Commissioner
13 Functions in relation to Children, Young Persons, and Their Families
14 Commissioner to develop means of consulting with children
15 Capacity and powers
16 Duties
17 Commissioner's investigations must have regard to rights or interests and welfare of children
18 Commissioner may not investigate courts or tribunals
19 Referrals of matters to certain statutory officers
20 Special powers to call for information or documents
21 Compliance with requirement to provide information or document
22 Commissioner and staff must maintain secrecy
23 Consultation with other statutory officers
24 Access to court records
25 Commissioner must not make adverse comment unless opportunity to be heard is given
26 Commissioner may regulate procedure for investigations
27 Proceedings privileged
28 Annual report
29 Money to be appropriated for purposes of this Act
30 Provisions applying to Commissioner
3: Transitional and miscellaneous provisions
31 Continuation of office, appointment of Commissioner, and employment of employees
32 Application of Act to matters commenced under Children, Young
33 Review of Commissioner's operations and performance
34 Power to request information in connection with review
35 Good reasons for refusing to supply requested information
36 Convention set out in Schedule 2 for information and reference only
37 Consequential amendments
Schedule(s)
1 FIRST: Provisions applying to Commissioner
2 SECOND: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
3 THIRD: Consequential amendments