section 8(2) requires the Minister to have regard to the need for members of the board to collectively have knowledge, understanding, and experience of—

section 9(1) requires the board to ensure that the Commission maintains systems and processes to ensure that, for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this Act, the Commission has the capability and capacity—

section 11(2) requires the Commission to have particular regard to the experience of, and outcomes for, Māori when the Commission performs its functions under this Act, which include—

section 11(3) requires the Commission, when it performs its functions under this Act, to also have regard to—

section 13 requires the Commission, in performing its functions and exercising its powers under this Act, to ensure that it has effective means of seeking the views of Māori.

have knowledge, understanding, and experience of—

have personal experience of mental distress; and

have personal experience of addiction.

to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) and its principles; and

to engage with Māori and to understand perspectives of Māori.

applies in addition to the duties of the board in sections 49 to 52 of the Crown Entities Act 2004; and

is a collective duty owed to the Minister for the purposes of section 58 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

to assess and report publicly on the mental health and wellbeing of people in New Zealand; and

to assess and report publicly on factors that affect people’s mental health and wellbeing; and

to assess and report publicly on the effectiveness, efficiency, and adequacy of approaches to mental health and wellbeing; and

to make recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and adequacy of approaches to mental health and wellbeing; and

to monitor mental health services and addiction services and to advocate improvements to those services; and

to promote alignment, collaboration, and communication between entities involved in mental health and wellbeing; and

to advocate for the collective interests of people who experience mental distress or addiction (or both), and the persons (including family and whānau) who support them.

available evidence; and

the cultural, economic, educational, spiritual, societal, environmental, and other factors that affect people’s mental health and wellbeing; and

actions undertaken that (or that could be undertaken to)—

this Act; and

any other Act that expressly provides for the functions, duties, or powers of the Commission (other than the Crown Entities Act 2004).

publicly report on any matters concerning the mental health and wellbeing of people in New Zealand; and

make recommendations to any person (including any Minister) on any matters concerning mental health and wellbeing; and

obtain information in accordance with sections 14 to 16.

Māori; and

people who share a common identity, experience, or stage in life that increases the risk that they will experience poor mental health and wellbeing (for example, the groups identified in He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction and that are set out in Schedule 2); and

people who have experienced mental distress, and the persons (including family and whānau) who support them; and

people who have experienced addiction, and the persons (including family and whānau) who support them; and

any other group the Commission considers may help it to meet its objective (see section 10).

appointing advisory committees or forming consultation forums:

using consultation mechanisms that have been established by other entities.

must be in writing; and

may state the date by which, and the manner in which, the information must be provided.

a department named in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Public Service Act 2020, other than—

a departmental agency named in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Public Service Act 2020:

a statutory entity named in Schedule 1 of the Crown Entities Act 2004:

the New Zealand Defence Force:

the New Zealand Police.

personal information as defined in section 2(1) of the Privacy Act 1993; or

information held by the Government Statistician that was collected under the Data and Statistics Act 2022; or

information that a revenue officer must keep confidential under section 18 of the Tax Administration Act 1994.

it can be properly withheld under sections 6, 7, 9(2)(a), (b)(i), (ba)(ii), (c) to (h), (j), or (k) of the Official Information Act 1982; or

the supply of the information would limit the ability of the entity, or of any of its employees, members, or office holders, to act judicially, or to carry out the statutorily independent functions of the entity, in relation to a particular matter.

the information is available to the public under any enactment or is otherwise publicly available:

the information is in a statistical or summary form:

the publication or disclosure is with the consent of the entity from which the information was obtained:

the publication or disclosure is made under the Official Information Act 1982 or is otherwise required by law.

commence a review of the operation and effectiveness of the Commission; and

prepare a report on that review.