Children’s Guardian Act 2019
8XWhen investigation may be conducted
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8X When investigation may be conducted
8X When investigation may be conducted
(1) The Children’s Guardian may conduct an investigation into a child safe organisation’s implementation of the Child Safe Standards.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Children’s Guardian may conduct an investigation—
(a) after receiving a complaint, however made or described, about the organisation, or
(b) if the organisation fails to respond to a recommendation made by the Children’s Guardian in a monitoring assessment report or the Children’s Guardian is otherwise not satisfied with the way the organisation responds to a recommendation, or
(c) if for any other reason the Children’s Guardian is concerned the organisation is not implementing the Child Safe Standards.
s 8X: Ins 2021 No 30, Sch 1[3].