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This Act is administered in the Ministry of Health.
1 Title
Part 1Preliminary
2 Commencement
3 Purpose
4 Interpretation
5 Health or disability services defined
6 Rest home care defined
7 Act may be applied to other health or disability services
8 Services to which Act does not apply
9 Providers of health care services to meet service standards
10 Certification not to have effect as professional qualification
11 Transitional arrangements for existing providers
12 Act binds the Crown
Part 2Service standards, and certification and audit of providers
Service standards
13 Minister May Approve Service Standards
14 Amendments and revocations
15 Power not to be delegated
16 Status of notices
17 Copies of standards to be available
18 Criteria for approval of standards
19 Criteria for approval of amendments
20 Consultation
21 Contents of standards
22 Commencement of approvals and revocations
23 Minister may grant exemptions
24 Standards to be reviewed regularly
25 Previous consultation sufficient for certain initial standards
Certification of providers
26 Director-General may certify providers
27 Criteria for certification
28 Conditions
29 Expiry of certification
30 Cancellation of certification
31 Providers to give Director-General certain information
Auditing agencies
32 Director-General may designate persons to audit providers
33 Criteria for designating external agencies
34 Criteria for designating employees of Ministry
35 Modification of designation
36 Agency to give Director-General copy of audit report
37 Cancellation of designation
38 Expiry of designation
39 Procedure for cancelling private agency's designation
Part 3Enforcement
Inspection of places
40 General right to inspect places
41 Right to monitor certain places
42 Powers of authorised persons
43 Requirement to answer questions
44 Search warrants
45 Warrant to be produced
46 Other duties of authorised persons inspecting premises
47 Notice of entry
47A Crimes of Torture Act 1989 not limited
Cessation and closing orders
48 Director-General may issue cessation orders
49 Director-General may issue closing orders
50 Director-General may revoke cessation or closing order
Part 4Miscellaneous
Appeals
51 Rights of appeal
52 Suspension of cancellation or order
Regulations
53 Regulations
Offences
54 Offences
55 Burden of proof in relation to certain matters
56 Defence for certain agents, contractors, employees, and officers
Limitations on licensing and registration
57 Limitations on licensing and registration after 30 September 2002
Amendments, repeals, revocations, and savings
58 Consequential amendments
59 Repeals and revocations
60 Savings
61 Statutory references to psychiatric hospitals
Schedule 1Form of search warrant
Schedule 2Enactments amended
Schedule 3Consequential amendments to regulations
Schedule 4Consequential repeals
Schedule 5Enactments revoked
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
