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Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy Service

27: Purchase of consumer advocacy services

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"The government buys support services to help you speak up about your health care."

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The Director of Advocacy acts for the Crown when buying advocacy services for you. They negotiate and agree on the terms of these services. They also check how well these services are being provided. When the Director of Advocacy makes an agreement with someone to provide advocacy services, that person must follow any guidelines that are in place under section 28. This section does not limit any other laws or powers that the Minister or the Crown has under other laws.

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Part 3Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy Service

27Purchase of consumer advocacy services

  1. Subject to this Act, the Director of Advocacy shall from time to time, in the name and on behalf of the Crown,—

  2. negotiate and enter into advocacy services agreements containing such terms and conditions as may be agreed; and
    1. monitor the performance of each advocacy services agreement.

      1. Every advocacy services agreement shall impose on the person that agrees to provide, or arrange for the provision of, advocacy services pursuant to the agreement the duty to ensure that any guidelines for the time being in force pursuant to section 28 are followed in the provision of those services.

      2. Nothing in this section limits—

      3. any other enactment; or
        1. any powers that the Minister or the Crown has under any enactment or rule of law.

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          • 1993 No 22 s 21