Submissions to New Zealand Parliament

ACYA writes submissions to Parliamentary Committees, about proposed legislation that affects children and young people.

The purpose of these submissions is to draw to legislators’ attention the UNCROC rights relevant to the piece of legislation in question. We point out where proposals may act to comply with, enhance or fail to meet UNCROC’s standards and identify provisions that may have the effect of breaching NZ’s UNCROC obligations.

Here are some recent ACYA submissions (in PDF):
2017

• ACYA & YouthLaw's joint submission on the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Bill

2016

• ACYA, YouthLaw and IHC's joint submission on the Education (Update) Amendment Bill (No. 160 -1)

2015

• ACYA submission on the 5th Government Report to the UN (2015)
• ACYA submission on the Education Update

2014

• ACYA submission on the Education Amendment Bill (No. 2)

2013

• ACYA submission on the Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill
• ACYA comments on the Green Paper on Vulnerable Children
• ACYA submission on the Vulnerable Children Bill
• ACYA submission to the Human Rights Amendment Bill