Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994
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The Health and Disability Commissioner Act was an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 1994.
to promote and protect the rights of health consumers and disability services consumers, and, to that end, to facilitate the fair, simple, speedy, and efficient resolution of complaints relating to infringements of those rights (s 6).
See also
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to promote and protect the rights of health consumers and disability services consumers, and, to that end, to facilitate the fair, simple, speedy, and efficient resolution of complaints relating to infringements of those rights (s 6).
External links
- Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 - text of the Act