The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development.

These regulations are made under section 37(1)(a) of the Children’s Commissioner Act 2022 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

Enacting statement: amended, on 1 August 2025, by section 27 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Transitional, savings, and related provisions
5	Relevant agencies that may endorse candidate applying to be Children’s Commissioner
	Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Children’s Commissioner (Relevant Agencies) Regulations 2023.

Regulation 1: amended, on 1 August 2025, by section 28 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 July 2023.

3 Interpretation

In these regulations, Act means the Children’s Commissioner Act 2022.

Regulation 3: amended, on 1 August 2025, by section 29 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).

4 Transitional, savings, and related provisions

The transitional, savings, and related provisions (if any) set out in Schedule 1 have effect according to their terms.

5 Relevant agencies that may endorse candidate applying to be Children’s Commissioner

For the purposes of section 13(2) of the Act, the following may endorse a candidate applying to be the Children’s Commissioner:

(a)

a national organisation that represents Māori, particularly Māori welfare:

(b)

an organisation that has the mandate to represent an iwi:

(c)

an organisation that works with or for children and young people, including (without limitation) any organisation focused on advocacy for children and young people, and their rights:

(d)

an organisation focused on services or support of children and young people, including (without limitation) any organisation focused on their health and well-being, and disability services or support:

(e)

an organisation led by children or young people:

(f)

an organisation that represents the views and ideas of children and young people, including (without limitation) the views and ideas of children or young people with experience of care.

Regulation 5 heading: amended, on 1 August 2025, by section 30(1) of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).

Regulation 5: amended, on 1 August 2025, by section 30(2)(a) of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).

Regulation 5: amended, on 1 August 2025, by section 30(2)(b) of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).

Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Part 1 Provisions relating to these regulations as made

There are no transitional, savings, or related provisions in these regulations as made.

Part 2 Provision relating to Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025

Schedule 1 Part 2: inserted, on 1 August 2025, by section 31(a) of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).

1 References to previous Title

On and after 1 August 2025, every reference in any legislation and in any document to the Children and Young People’s Commission (Relevant Agencies) Regulations 2023 must, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the Children’s Commissioner (Relevant Agencies) Regulations 2023.

Schedule 1 clause 1: inserted, on 1 August 2025, by section 31(a) of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 23 March 2023.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Children’s Commissioner (Relevant Agencies) Regulations 2023 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34): sections 27–31

Children’s Commissioner (Relevant Agencies) Regulations 2023