Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy Service

24: Director of Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy

You could also call this:

"A person chosen to help people with health and disability services problems, working independently."

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The Commissioner will choose one of their employees to be the Director of Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy. You need to know that this person will work independently when doing their job under this Act. They will not have to answer to the Commissioner when making decisions.

When the Director of Advocacy is working, they are still responsible to the Commissioner for managing their activities well. This means they have to make sure their work is done efficiently, effectively, and without wasting money. The Commissioner can still check on how the Director of Advocacy is managing their work.

The law about the Director of Advocacy was changed on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004. This change affected how the Director of Advocacy is chosen and works. You can find more information about this change in the Crown Entities Act 2004.

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23: Consultation on preparation and review of Code, or

"Talking to People About the Health and Disability Code"

25: Functions of Director of Advocacy, or

"The Director of Advocacy's main jobs are to manage and promote advocacy services."

Part 3Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy Service

24Director of Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy

For the purposes of this Act, the Commissioner shall from time to time designate one of its employees as the Director of Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy.
In exercising or performing the powers, duties, and functions of the Director of Advocacy under this Act, the person for the time being designated under subsection (1) shall not be responsible to the Commissioner but shall act independently.
Nothing in subsection (2) limits the responsibility of the Director of Advocacy to the Commissioner for the efficient, effective, and economical management of the activities of the Director of Advocacy.

Notes

Section 24(1): amended, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).