On 13 June 2022, the select committee recommended the bill but specified several amendments including incorporating references to the Treaty of Waitangi, defining "care or custody providers," strengthening the independent monitor's role, and creating the position of Chief Children's Commissioner.

[10] In response, Children's Commissioner Judge Frances Eivers criticised the select committee for proceeding with the legislation without waiting for the Royal Commission to conclude its hearings, stating that "to pre-empt that work would be to make a mockery of those who were brave enough to tell their stories.

[11] On 11 August 2022, the Labour Government confirmed it would proceed with the Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill despite opposition from the ACT, National, Green, and Māori parties.

The National Party's child poverty and social development spokesperson Louise Upston stormed out of the debate in protest of the Government's stance on the legislation.

Social Development Minister Sepuloni rejected calls from other parties to slow progress on the Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill, stating that the "Beattie Report" found that the Government needed to act on the issue urgently.

[19] Following the report's release, ACT Children's Spokesperson Karen Chhour reiterated her opposition to the Bill, stating that the proposed changes would cause young people to lose their trust in the Oranga Tamariki system.

Meanwhile, the Green Party's Children Spokesperson Jan Logie expressed concern that the proposed legislation breached the Treaty of Waitangi and the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.