Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy Service

29: Consultation on preparation of guidelines

You could also call this:

"The Commissioner talks to many people before making new rules to make sure they are fair and good."

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Before the Commissioner issues any guidelines, you will see them talk to different people and groups. They do this to get a wide range of views to help them prepare the guidelines. The Commissioner will consult with people like health consumers, disability services consumers, and health care providers.

The Commissioner must do this before issuing any new guidelines or changing existing ones, as stated in section 28 and considering section 14(2). You can think of this as the Commissioner gathering information from many sources. This helps the Commissioner make sure the guidelines are well thought out.

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28: Guidelines for operation of advocacy services, or

"Rules for people who help others with health and disability services"

30: Functions of advocates, or

"What advocates do to help you with health and disability services"

Part 3Health and Disability Services Consumer Advocacy Service

29Consultation on preparation of guidelines

Without limiting section 14(2), the Commissioner shall, before issuing any guidelines or amendments to guidelines pursuant to subsection (1) or subsection (3) of section 28, consult with, and invite representations from, such persons, bodies, organisations, and agencies, including representatives of health consumers, disability services consumers, health care providers, and disability services providers, as the Commissioner considers necessary to ensure that a wide range of views is available to the Commissioner to assist in the preparation of those guidelines or amendments.