PART 2The Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse
Functions
I128Functions relating to the Board, etc
1
The Commissioner must make arrangements for publicising the role of the Board.
2
Where a person is considering whether to make an application to the Board for compensation under Part 1, the Commissioner must provide the person with—
a
such general advice and information on making the application as the person requests, and
b
if the person wishes to obtain information relating to any period in which the person by or in respect of whom the application would be made was resident in an institution while under the age of 18, such assistance in obtaining that information as it is reasonable for the Commissioner to provide.
3
The Commissioner must monitor the operation of the Board.
4
The Commissioner may establish, or make arrangements for establishing, a panel of solicitors, the members of which the Commissioner is satisfied have the necessary expertise for providing legal advice and assistance on applications and appeals under Part 1.