The bill strengthens the current powers of entry for monitoring and ensures that the monitor has the ability to visit residences and other locations of interest to do this work. But as the monitor is not investigating specific breaches of any legislation, does not monitor individual children, and does not carry out an enforcement function, it is not appropriate for the monitor to have a without notice power of entry to carry out monitoring. To require otherwise would represent a significant intrusion on the public's right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure enshrined in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. An unlimited power of entry would likely exacerbate tension or emotional harm to children and young people. It is unsettling for children and young people to have strangers entering their places of residence unannounced, especially when they are expected to interact with those strangers and answer their questions. 