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NZL-1994-L-38748
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Title_of_text
Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (No. 88 of 1994)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
New Zealand
Subjects (Classification)
Disabled workers; Human rights; Public Health Policy And Regulations
Adopted on (Date of text)
1994-10-20
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Promotes and protects the rights of health consumers and disability services consumers, and secures the fair, simple, speedy and efficient resolution of complaints relating to infringements of those rights; provides for the appointment of a Health and Disability Commissioner to investigate complaints against persons and bodies who give health care or disability services; establishes a Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy Service; and provides for the promulgation of a Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1996-04-29 (NZL-1996-R-47655)
Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996 (No. 78 of 1996).
Implementing text(s)
1996-04-29 (NZL-1996-R-47655)
Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996 (No. 78 of 1996).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2003-09-18 (NZL-2003-L-68266)
Health and Disability Commissioner Amendment Act 2003 (No. 49 of 2003).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
New Zealand Legislation, Parliamentary Counsel Office
URL
http://www.legislation.govt.nz
File
NZL38748.pdf (PDF of Act to 1 July 2012)
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
55 p.