Resolution passed 26 May 2005

That, for the purpose of performing its statutory functions under the Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 in relation to the Commission, the Committee is to inquire into:

1. trends, changes and issues for children and young people in the development, implementation and coordination of policy, design and planning for the built environment;
2. the mechanisms available for monitoring and reporting on planning processes and decisions concerning the built environment, as they relate to and impact upon children and young people;
3. strategies to ensure that built environment issues affecting children and young people are readily identified and receive coordinated attention across portfolios and different levels of government;
4. the role of the Commission for Children and Young People in giving input to the Government and non-Government sectors on inclusive and integrated planning and policy-making for children and young people in the built environment;
5. any other matter considered relevant to the inquiry by the Committee;

and report to both Houses of Parliament on the inquiry.