(1) The board of a DHB must ensure that the DHB acts in a manner consistent with the DHB's district strategic plan, annual plan, and any directions under section 33 of this Act or section 103 or section 107 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.
(2) The duty in subsection (1)—
(a) applies in addition to the duties of the board in sections 49 to 52 of the Crown Entities Act 2004; and
(b) is a collective duty owed to the Minister for the purposes of section 58 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.
(3) Despite section 60(1) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, a member of a board of a DHB may not apply for a court order under that section.
Section 27: substituted, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).