New Zealand’s 5th periodic review under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Submission of the New Zealand Human Rights Commission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Pre sessional meeting The New Zealand Human Rights Commission is an independent Crown entity pursuant to the Crown Entities Act that derives its statutory mandate from the Human Rights Act 1993. The long title to the Human Rights Act states it is intended to provide better protection of human rights in New Zealand in general accordance with United Nations human rights Covenants and Conventions. Contact Persons: David Rutherford Janet Anderson-Bidois Chief Commissioner Chief Legal Adviser DavidR@hrc.co.nz JanetAB@hrc.co.nz 1 November 2015