New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) The direction concerning the eligibility of persons for Crown-funded services given to the Health Funding Authority under section 25 of the Health and Disability Services Act 1993, and in force immediately before the commencement of this section, is deemed to have been given, under section 32, to every DHB.
(2) The Minister may at any time amend or revoke the direction referred to in subsection (1) by issuing a direction under section 32.
(3) Every notice given, under section 51 of the Health and Disability Services Act 1993, and in force immediately before the commencement of this section, continues in force as if the notice had been given by the Crown under section 88.
(4) The Crown (acting through the Ministry of Health) may at any time amend or revoke a notice referred to in subsection (3) by issuing a notice under section 88.
(5) Despite sections 28 and 63, during the period of 1 year ending after the commencement of this section, a publicly-owned health and disability organisation may—
(a) hold any shares or interests in a body corporate or in a partnership, joint venture, or other association of persons if those shares or interests were vested in the organisation by this Act; and
(b) be the trustee of a trust if the office as trustee was vested in the organisation by this Act.
(6) On the expiry of the period referred to subsection (5), no organisation may continue to hold such shares or interests or be such a trustee without the consent of the Minister, given in accordance with section 28 or section 63, as the case may require.
