Final Report of the Independent Panel - Word [docx, 11 MB]
...the expertise of the office of the Children’s Commissioner; on the research of academics, both domestic and international; and on the experiences of other countries. We were fortunate to have access to the preliminary results of a major study by the University of Otago Children’s Issues Centre, and we commissioned further research by UMR, a specialist market research company. An expert reference group and a secretariat established by the Ministry of Justice have provided us with outstanding...