Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

E802727

New Zealand statute

The Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 is a New Zealand law that establishes the rights of health and disability services consumers and creates the Health and Disability Commissioner to promote and protect those rights.

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Label	Occurrences
Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Zealand statute ⓘ
administeredBy	Ministry of Health (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	providers of disability services ⓘ providers of health services ⓘ
classification	public Act ⓘ
contains	provisions relating to health and disability advocates ⓘ provisions relating to the Code of Rights ⓘ provisions relating to the Director of Proceedings ⓘ provisions relating to the functions and powers of the Health and Disability Commissioner ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
createsOffice	Health and Disability Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ
enactedBy	New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
enshrines	rights of disability services consumers ⓘ rights of health services consumers ⓘ
establishes	Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishesRole	Deputy Health and Disability Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ Director of Proceedings (under the Health and Disability Commissioner Act) NERFINISHED ⓘ Health and Disability Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicalScope	New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAmendments	amendments by subsequent New Zealand health legislation ⓘ
jurisdiction	New Zealand ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force (subject to amendments) ⓘ
protects	consumers of disability services ⓘ consumers of health services ⓘ
providesFor	advocacy services for health and disability services consumers ⓘ complaints procedures for health and disability services consumers ⓘ investigation of complaints by the Health and Disability Commissioner ⓘ
purpose	to establish the office of the Health and Disability Commissioner ⓘ to promote and protect the rights of health and disability services consumers ⓘ to provide for a Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights ⓘ
regulates	disability services ⓘ health services ⓘ
relatedTo	Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ
sector	disability support sector ⓘ health sector ⓘ
shortTitle	Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	complaints and investigations ⓘ disability rights ⓘ health law ⓘ patients’ rights ⓘ
typeOfRemedy	complaints resolution ⓘ investigations ⓘ referral to Director of Proceedings for disciplinary or legal action ⓘ
yearEnacted	1994 ⓘ

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Human Rights Review Tribunal of New Zealand → appliesStatute → Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 ⓘ