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Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

Health and Disability Commissioner

18: Review of operation of Act

You could also call this:

"Checking how well the Health and Disability Commissioner Act is working"

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The Commissioner has to check how well the Health and Disability Commissioner Act is working. You will do this about three years after the Act starts, and then about every five years after that. When you do this check, you have to look at how the Act has been working since it started, or since the last check.

You have to think about whether the Act needs any changes to make it better. You also have to tell the Minister what you found out. The Minister gets a report from the Commissioner and then shares it with the House of Representatives as soon as possible.

The report helps the Minister and the House of Representatives understand how the Act is working and if it needs any changes.

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Part 1Health and Disability Commissioner

18Review of operation of Act

  1. As soon as practicable after the expiry of the period of 3 years beginning on the commencement of this Part, and then at intervals of not more than 5 years, the Commissioner shall—

  2. review the operation of this Act since—
    1. the date of the commencement of this Part (in the case of the first review carried out under this paragraph); or
      1. the date of the last review carried out under this paragraph (in the case of every subsequent review); and
      2. consider whether any amendments to this Act are necessary or desirable; and
        1. report the Commissioner’s findings to the Minister.

          1. As soon as practicable after receiving a report from the Commissioner under subsection (1)(c), the Minister shall lay a copy of that report before the House of Representatives.