Referrals from other entities
19 Referrals from other entities
The National Commissioner may, as the National Commissioner sees fit, accept a referral of a matter relating to the general functions if the referral is from one of the following:
a Commissioner (however described) with responsibilities relating to children, appointed under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory;
a coroner;
any other Australian government entity or official.
A matter relating to the general functions may be referred to the National Commissioner in various circumstances, for example:
a systemic barrier affecting the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people may be identified by the National Children’s Commissioner as part of an investigation into a complaint and referred to the National Commissioner; and
a matter requiring coordination of efforts among Australian government entities and officials to identify and recommend solutions to systemic issues to support the implementation of an intergovernmental agreement may be referred to the National Commissioner by one of those officials.
The National Commissioner may conduct research or inquire into such a matter: see paragraph 17(2)(c).
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