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Review of The Act 1994 and Code of Rights

Report to the Minister
October 1999

A. The Act

1.0 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

• Definitions ss2-4
  
  
  • Generic references
    
    
  • 'consumer'
    
    
  • 'provider'
    
    
  • 'teaching'
    
    
• Reference to Treaty of Waitangi - s6A

2.0 PART I - HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER

• Health and Disability Commissioner - s8
  
  
  • Commissioner or Commission
    
    
  • Funding for the Commissioner
    
    
• Deputy Commissioner - s9
  
  
• General requirement to consult - s14(2)
  
  
• Review of operation of Act - s18

3.0 PART II - CODE OF HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES CONSUMERS' RIGHTS

• Content of the Code - s20
  • Rights of providers and responsibilities of consumers
    
    
  • Access to services
  
  
  
• Review of the Code - ss21-33

4.0 PART III - HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES CONSUMER ADVOCACY SERVICE

• Structure of advocacy services
  
  
• Functions of advocates - s30
  • Section 30(a)
    
    
  • Section 30(b)
    
    
  • Section 30(d)
    
    
  • Section 30(e)
    
    
  • Section 30(f)(i)
    
    
  • Section 30(f)(iii) and (iv)
    
    
  • Sections 30(g), (h) and (i)
    
    
  • Section 30(k)

5.0 PART IV - INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS

• Advocate to refer unresolved complaint to Commissioner - s34
  
  
• Commissioner's ability to investigate and options on receipt of a complaint - ss35 and 36
  
  
  • Preliminary enquiries
    
    
  • Further options on receipt of a complaint
    
    
• Grounds on which Commissioner may decide to take no action on a complaint - s37
  
  
• Notification requirements - s36
  
  
• Notification of complaints to professional bodies - ss38 and 44
  
  
• Implementation of Commissioner's recommendations - s46
  
  
• Functions of Director of Proceedings - s49
  
  
  • Further right to be heard by the Director of Proceedings
    
    
• Ability of consumers to bring direct action in Complaints Review Tribunal - s51
  
  
• Remedies that may be sought - s52
  
  
• Powers of Complaints Review Tribunal - s54
  
  
• Transfer of certain functions to the Human Rights Act

6.0 PART V - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND SCHEDULES

• Mediation conference - s61
  
  
• Protection of information - s65A
  
  
• Adverse comment - s67
  
  
• Second Schedule

B. The Code

1.0 RECOMMENDATION

• 2.0 Consultation Summary
  
  
• Right to services that take into account the needs, values and beliefs of Maori - Right 1(3)
  
  
• Right to information without asking - Right 6(1)
  
  
• Advance directive - Right 7(5)
  
  
• Consent in writing - Right 7(6)
  
  
• Consent to the storage, preservation or use of body parts or bodily substances - Right 7(10)
  
  
• Complaints - Right 10
  
  
• Provider compliance - reasonable actions in the circumstances - Clause 3
  
  
• Definitions - Clause 4
  
  
• Other Comment

Appendix A - CONSULTATION PROCESS

Appendix B - LIST OF SUBMISSIONS

Appendix C - GENERAL ANALYSIS OF SUBMISSIONS

Appendix D - SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE ACU

Appendix E - DRAFTING FOR RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE ACT

Appendix F - AMENDMENT BILL