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Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
At Wellington this 12th day of July 2021
Present:Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
This order is made under section 32(1)(a) and (b) of the Ombudsmen Act 1975 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
This order is the Ombudsmen (Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority) Order 2021.
This order comes into force on 1 September 2021.
Clause 4 amends the Ombudsmen Act 1975.
In Schedule 1, Part 1A, insert in their appropriate alphabetical order:
Michael Webster, Clerk of the Executive Council.
This order, which comes into force on 1 September 2021, inserts the names of Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Authority into Part 1A of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975. Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Authority are new departmental agencies to which the Public Service Act 2020 applies (see the Public Service (Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority) Order 2021).
The effect of this order is that both the Ombudsmen Act 1975 and the Official Information Act 1982 apply to Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Authority.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 15 July 2021.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Justice.