The Social Policy Research and Evaluation Unit, known as Superu, was an autonomous
New Zealand
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Crown entity
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. It was established as the Families Commission under the
Families Commission Act 2003 and the
Crown Entities Act 2004
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to advocate on behalf of families. In December 2014, it was restructured and renamed Superu under the
Families Commission Amendment Act 2014 with a focus on researching and evaluating what worked for family wellbeing.
In 2017, the Government announced it would disestablish Superu (Cabinet Minute SOC-17-MIN-0088), and Superu closed on 30 June 2018 under the Families Commission Act Repeal Act. The position of Families Commissioner was also disestablished.
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New Zealand autonomous Crown entities