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Legislation

The Families Commission was established by the Families Commission Act 2003. Under the Crown Entities Act 2004, the Families Commission is an autonomous Crown entity. You can view it online at www.legislation.govt.nz/ (follow the link to ‘Statutes’ and browse for the Act under ‘F’ in the contents list).

The Crown Entities Act is also online at www.legislation.govt.nz (follow the link to 'Statutes' and browse for the Act under 'C' in the contents list).

You can read sections of the Families Commission Act that relate to the Commissioner's functions by clicking on the links below.

Families Commission Act 2003 — Part 1