Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

1: Short Title and commencement

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This Act is called the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994. You can refer to it by this name. The Act starts on the day after it gets the Royal assent, except for some parts. The Governor-General decides when some parts, like Part 4 and some sections, start. You can find out more about how these orders are published in the Legislation Act 2019, specifically in Part 3.

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1Short Title and commencement

This Act may be cited as the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994.
Except as provided in subsection (3), this Act shall come into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
Part 4 and sections 76(1), 76(2), 81(1), and 81(3) shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.
An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 1(3): Part 4 and sections 76(1), (2), 81(1), and (3) brought into force, on 1 July 1996, by clause 2 of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act Commencement Order 1996 (SR 1996/79).
Section 1(4): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).