The Children's Commissioner Act 2003 (Public Act no 121 2003) is an Act of the New Zealand Parliament. It reformed the office of the Children's Commissioner as the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) and implemented the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is attached as Schedule 2 of the Act.[1][2] In August 2022, the Children's Commissioner Act was repealed by the Children and Young People's Commission Act 2022, which established the Children and Young People's Commission.[3]
| Children's Commissioner Act 2003 | |
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| New Zealand Parliament | |
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| Repeals | |
| Children and Young People's Commission Act 2022 | |
| Related legislation | |
| Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 | |
| Status: Repealed |
The Children's Commissioner Act 2003 repealed Part 9 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (then known as the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989), which had hitherto established the functions and responsibilities of the former "Commissioner for Children." The Children's Commissioner Act created the Office of the Children's Commissioner, which assumed the functions and responsibilities of the Commissioner for Children.[1][4][5] The legislation also establishes the OCC as a Crown entity under the provisions of the Crown Entities Act 2004.[1]
Other key provisions include:
The Children's Commissioner Act was repealed by the Children and Young People's Commission Act 2022, which received royal assent on 29 August 2022. The new legislation replaced the Office of the Children's Commissioner with the Children and Young People's Commission.[3][6]