Office of the Child, Youth and Senior Advocate
2There is established the Office of the Child, Youth and Senior Advocate, which office is charged with the following duties and responsibilities:
(a)
ensuring that the rights and interests of children, youths, adults under protection and seniors are protected;
(b)
ensuring that the views of children, youths, adults under protection and seniors are heard and considered in appropriate forums where those views might not otherwise be advanced;
(c)
ensuring that children, youths, adults under protection and seniors have access to services and that their complaints about those services receive appropriate attention;
(d)
providing information and advice to the government, government agencies and communities about the availability, effectiveness, responsiveness, and relevance of services to children, youths, adults under protection and seniors; and
(e)
acting as an advocate for the rights and interests of children, youths, adults under protection and seniors generally.