Cap. 553 Art. 11Promoting the best interests of older persons.

In order to promote the welfare of older persons and to monitor the conditions under which older persons progress, the

Commissioner shall:

(a) provide public education and information designed to promote an understanding of human rights of older persons;

(b) initiate measures for asserting human rights of older persons and promoting their interests;

(c) collect information and investigate any alleged breaches and potential infringements of the human rights of older persons;

(d) set standards to be applied by ministries, departments or agencies of the Government to help ensure that their internal review processes are responsive to complaints about decisions concerning the provision of designated services to older persons;

(e) monitor whether ministries, government departments and agencies referred to in paragraph (d) are meeting the standards set under that paragraph;

(f) collect data about, conduct or encourage research into, matters relevant to services for older persons;

(g) ensure that such services in relation to older persons are -

(i) accessible,

(ii) community-based,

(iii) co-ordinated and integrated,

(iv) inclusive of gender, disability, culture, language, and sexual orientation, and

(v) responsive to individual needs;

(h) provide public education and information designed to promote an understanding of, and to invite public comment on, the work of the Commissioner;

(i) monitor and assess the policies and practices of social welfare services affecting older persons;

(j) ensure that legislation relating to the protection of older persons’ interests is observed;

(k) act as a spokesperson for human rights, needs and interests of older persons and put forward proposals safeguard human rights and interests of older persons.